Patrick O'Farrell
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1922 Casterton, Victoria, Australia |
| Date and Place of Death: | September 22, 1943 Hanover, Germany |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Military Unit: | 115 Squadron (RAF) Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operaptions |
Patrick T. O’Farrell, son of Francis and Kathleen O'Farrell, was born in 1922 in Casterton, Victoria,
Australia. He later moved to Melbourne and attended Northcote High
School. A keen athlete, he represented Victoria in baseball on two
occasions.
O’Farrell worked for the State Electricity Commission and enlisted with
the Royal Australian Air Force on
his 19th birthday. Trained as a bomber pilot, Flying
Officer O’Farrell served with 115 Squadron of the RAF at Little Snoring,
England. On September 22, 1943, O'Farrell was killed in action when his Avro Lancaster
bomber was shot down over Hanover, Germany. He is buried at Hanover War
Cemetery.
Source:
Melbourne Argus, November 27, 1943
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date Added: May 9, 2013 Updated: June 23, 2013
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