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Clerk,
shipping clerk and financial accountant and clerk with the Army Pay Corps
(and Army Service Corps) during WW1 |
George William Farndale
FAR00678
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Liverton
1897
George William Farndale, son of Arthur Edwin and Mary (nee Burns) Farndale (FAR00532) was born on 12 February 1897 (1939 Register) at Liverton, and baptised on 14 May 1897 (BR and letter). George William Farndale’s birth was registered in Middlesbrough District in the first quarter of 1897 (GRO Vol 9d page 581).
Middlesbrough
1909
In 1909, George and his brother Arthur joined
a children’s newspaper club: Northern Weekly
Gazette, 5 June 1909: DADDY’S MEMBERSHIP BOOK. LIST OF NEW MEMBERS …
123936 – Geo Farndale, 13, Temple Street, Middlesbrough; 123937 – Arthur
Farndale, 13, Temple Street, Middlesbrough
1911
Census 1911 – 5 Temple Street, Middlesbrough
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 36, a clerk on
the railway
Mary Annie Farndale, 40
George William Farndale, 14
Arthur Edwin Burns Farndale, 9
Alfred Farndale, 7
Dorothy Farndale, 1
Charles Burns, single, boarder, 26,
plasterer
Joseph Burns, single, 33, boarder,
porter on the railway
(presumably the two Burns were Mary’s
younger brothers).
1915
Army No: S4/199459 and TR9/16884 and
18216
Army Service Corps. Army Pay Corps.
A Casualty
Form – Active Service showed that he had enlisted on 10 December 1915, aged
18 years and 9 months, a clerk. He was a Primitive Methodist
by religion. Army Pay Corps. His next of kin was his mother, Mary A
Farndale, of 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough.
1916
His Medical
record on 8 August 1916 showed that he was a clerk, 5 feet and 5 5/8th
inches tall, 119 lbs with good physical development. He was declared fit for
service at home and transferred to 43rd Training Reserve Battalion.
WWI Appeal
Tribunal papers: George William Farndale – North Riding appeal tribunal number:
110 - Appeal against conscription of: George William Farndale - Age: Not
stated - Address: 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough - Occupation: Book-keeper
and pay clerk - Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council - Central
tribunal: No - Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested - Grounds for
appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) exempt occupation - Appellant: -
Summary of case: No case papers - Supporting evidence: - Date and decision of
North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Mar 1916. Exemption to 30 July on
understanding this was to be final. Date: 24 Mar 1916 (North Yorkshire Records Office, Reference NRCC/CL 9/1/110
Level, Item – Extent, Index entry only - Catalogue status, Catalogued)
1919
His Disability Claim Form pages
1 and
2 on 9 April 1919 on discharge shows
he was a Corporal in the Army Pay Corps at Blackheath, with a permanent address
at 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough. He first joined for duty on 8 August 1916.
He served:
·
8
to 16 August 1916 in England;
·
17
August to 18 December 1916 in Ireland;
·
19
December 1916 to 9 April 1919 in England;
·
He
was a clerk from 8 August to 18 December 1917;
·
He
was an infantry clerk from 16 December 1917.
He suffered from deafness from about
June 1914 and had been at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Cork and the military
hospital, Tidworth.
His last employer before joining the
Army was George Alder, 29 Queen’s Terrace, Middlesbrough, where he was
secretary and bookkeeper.
1921
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 46, railway clerk
with the North Eastern Railway Company at Middlesbrough
Mary Annie Farndale, 50
George William Farndale, 24, single, a shipping clerk with
George Alder Limited at Middlesbrough
Arthur Edwin Burns Farndale, 19, single,
a shipping clerk with George Alder Limited at Middlesbrough
Alfred Farndale, an engine cleaner with
the North Eastern Railway Company at Middlesbrough
Dorothy Farndale,
11
Bernard Farndale, 9
Albert Farndale, 6
George William Farndale (residing at the time at
11 King Edward Road, Middlesbrough), married Doris May
Earnshaw on 26 December 1921 at St Luke, Victoria Docks, Essex.
(Doris was born at Sheffield in 1901, residing at the time at 209 Barking Road
and died at Wallingford, Surrey in 1949). (MR)
Maidstone
1925
Brenda Farndale (FAR00894)
was born in 1925 in Maidstone (Letters and BR).
1927
Patricia Farndale (FAR00904)
was born on 20 February 1927 in Maidstone (Letters
and BR).
1928
Sheila Margaret Farndale (FAR00910)
was born in 1928 in Maidstone (Letters and BR).
1930
George Brian Farndale (FAR00913)
was born in 1930 in Maidstone (Letters and BR).
Croydon
1932
John Alan Farndale (FAR00921)
was born on 18 February 1932 in Croydon (Letters
and BR).
1934
Georgina Ann Farndale (FAR00934)
was born on 1 August 1934 in Lambeth (Letters
and BR).
1939
1939 Register – 46 Heathfield Road, Liverpool
George William Farndale, born 12
February 1897, financial accountant
Doris M Farndale, born 2 May 1901,
unpaid domestic duties
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times, 19
July 1941: EARNSHAW. The death of Mr Joseph
William Earnshaw, 86, of 125, Doncaster Rd, Denaby,
occurred on Sunday and the internment took place at Mexborough on Wednesday.
The mourners were... Mr and Mrs G Farndale... Mr. A Earnshaw... Pat,
John and Ann Farndale...
1953
George W Farndale, died age 56 at Cleveland
District in the third quarter of 1953. (DR).
His son, John Farndale (FAR00921),
confirmed that he died in Great Ayton.
Probate: FARNDALE George William of 2
Battersby Junction Great Ayton Middlesbrough died 21 August 1953 Administration
York 20 November to Patricia (presumably his daughter, FAR00894)
Smith (wife of Allen Gordon Smith) and Brenda (presumably his daughter FAR00904)
Pegg (wife of Reginald Pegg). Effects £774 7s 9d.
