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Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar 1916–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1916

Birth Location: Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jun 1942

Death Location: El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt

Father: Alexander Farquhar

Mother: Mary Henderson

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In 1916, Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar entered the world in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Farquhar And Mary Watt Duncan Henderson. Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar entered the world in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Farquhar And Mary Watt Duncan Henderson.
  • Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Alexander Farquhar's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Farquhar
1916–1942
Birth Place: Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Farquhar
1893–1974
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Mary (Watt Duncan) Henderson
1895–1974
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Ramsay
1872–1945
Lunan, Forfarshire
Mary (Christie) Henderson
1870–1940
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Henderson
1833–1916
Mary Watt
1832–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Henderson
1789–1851
Charlotte Jonah
1789–1873
William Watt
1806–1898
Margaret Murray
1803–1891

Alexander Farquhar's Timeline

2 Records

1916
29 Sep 1916
Birth of Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
1942
30 Jun 1942
Age 26
Death of Alexander Watt Or Walter Henderson Farquhar in Western, Desert, Egypt
Western, Desert, Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1916
    Event Place: Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945, The Scottish War Memorial; Edinburgh, Scotland; The Scottish National War Memorial: Roll of Honour for Scots

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Western, Desert, Egypt
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: Scotland, National War Memorial Index, 1914-1945, The Scottish War Memorial; Edinburgh, Scotland; The Scottish National War Memorial: Roll of Honour for Scots

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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