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[[Leading Signalman (Royal Navy)|Leading Signalman]] '''Charles Farmer''' | [[Leading Signalman (Royal Navy)|Leading Signalman]] '''Charles Farmer''' (3 February, 1893 – ?) was one of the only two survivors of [[H.M.S. Indefatigable (1909)|H.M.S. ''Indefatigable'']] when that ship sank at the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. | ||
Charles Farmer was a signaller numbered J8713. He was born on 3 | Charles Farmer was a signaller numbered J8713. He was born on 3 February, 1893. According to a Red Cross list of 20 June, 1916 he was a Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in Dulmen, Westphalia. He was transferred to a P.O.W. camp in Brandenburg on 27 June, 1916. His next of kin was his sister Maud Whitley of 26 Market St, Caledonia Rd. She was informed that Charles was "missing" on 6 June, 1916. | ||
In a letter from Germany on 20 | In a letter from Germany on 20 August, 1916, Farmer was described as having been captured at "Skagerack" on 31 May, 1916 with a cut in the chest. | ||
A telegram was sent to his brother Thomas of 82 Drayton Park, Highbury on 20 | A telegram was sent to his brother Thomas of 82 Drayton Park, Highbury on 20 June, 1916 saying that Charles Farmer and Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott were P.O.W.s. | ||
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Revision as of 11:23, 19 January 2011
Leading Signalman Charles Farmer (3 February, 1893 – ?) was one of the only two survivors of H.M.S. Indefatigable when that ship sank at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
Charles Farmer was a signaller numbered J8713. He was born on 3 February, 1893. According to a Red Cross list of 20 June, 1916 he was a Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in Dulmen, Westphalia. He was transferred to a P.O.W. camp in Brandenburg on 27 June, 1916. His next of kin was his sister Maud Whitley of 26 Market St, Caledonia Rd. She was informed that Charles was "missing" on 6 June, 1916.
In a letter from Germany on 20 August, 1916, Farmer was described as having been captured at "Skagerack" on 31 May, 1916 with a cut in the chest.
A telegram was sent to his brother Thomas of 82 Drayton Park, Highbury on 20 June, 1916 saying that Charles Farmer and Frederick Arthur Gordon Elliott were P.O.W.s.
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