Joseph John Farmer
Provisional Lance-Corporal, Army Hospital Corps (Royal Army Medical Corps)
- Register No.
- 393 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Provisional Lance-Corporal (register: Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
- Unit
- Army Hospital Corps (Royal Army Medical Corps) all Royal Army Medical Corps VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 February 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First Boer War
- London Gazette
- 16th May 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Born
- 15th May 1854 at King's Cross, London
- Died
- 30th June 1930 at Northwood, Middlesex
- Memorial / grave
- at Brompton Cemetery, London
Digest of citation
On 27th February, 1881, at the Majuba Mountain in South Africa, when the Boers closed with the British troops near the Wells, Corporal Farmer held a white flag over the wounded and when the arm holding the flag was shot through, he then raised the flag with the other arm and continued to do so until that one was also shot through
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FARMER, Joseph John. (reg No. 393).
Provisional Lance-Corporal Army Hospital Corps (Royal Army Medical Corps).
London Gazetted on 16th May 1881.
Born on 15th May 1854 at King's Cross, London.
Died on 30th June 1930 at Northwood, Middlesex.
Memorial on grave at Brompton Cemetery, London.
Digest of Citation reads: On 27th February, 1881, at the Majuba Mountain in South Africa, when the Boers closed with the British troops near the Wells, Corporal Farmer held a white flag over the wounded and when the arm holding the flag was shot through, he then raised the flag with the other arm and continued to do so until that one was also shot through.
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