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FARAM Francis George

Male 1914 - 1984  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  FARAM Francis George was born 27 Aug 1914, Omeo VIC; died 18 Jan 1984, Merimbula NSW.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Bus Driver/Postman
    • _UID: A2485E2D6497472C809D40D35415B1C0EDDF
    • Baptism: 28 Oct 1914, Omeo VIC
    • Education: Between 1930 and 1931, Geelong College, Newtown VIC; Secondary
    • Military: Between 19 Jan 1942 and 7 Sep 1945, New Guinea; Served during WWII as No. VX72603, Sgt. with 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, 2nd AIF.
    • Cremated: 23 Jan 1984, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale VIC

    Notes:

    Education:
    Extracted from: Heritage Guide to the Geelong College
    http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/FARAM-Francis-George-1914-1984.ashx

    FARAM, Francis George (1914-1984)

    Francis was born at Omeo, the son of the Rev Francis George Faram and Eva Beatrice Priscilla nee Rodgers. He attended Rushworth Higher Elementary School before attending Geelong College as a boarder from 1930 to 1931. His mother had died in 1929 the year before his College enrolment. At College, he was a member of the 3rd Football Team of 1931 and the 1st Cricket Team of 1931.

    In 1939, he married Enid Margaret Walter, the daughter of Edgar Ernest and Catherine Isabella nee Crawford, of Hamilton. He enlisted on 19 January 1942 and served in the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, in New Guinea (Nadzab, Markham Valley and Lae), and Morotai. He was discharged on 7 September 1945.

    Sources: James Affleck, Geelong Collegians' at the Second World War. OGC1928.

    Military:
    Extracted from the 2/2 Pioneer Battalion web site.
    http://www.2nd2ndpioneerbattalion.com/profileFRAMESET.html

    VX72603 FARAM, FRANCIS GEORGE. Submitted by Kaye Coles (daughter).

    Background : Francis served in the second forming of the Battalion and fought in New Guinea at places like Nadzab and Lae. The following is a poem he wrote. Tsili Tsili and Nadzab are places the Pioneers were sent to in New Guinea during World War 2. Longbloke is the pseudonym that Francis George Faram wrote under.
    _____

    NADZAB

    For months and months we marched around, we of the Pioneers,
    In Vic's cold wet, New South's mild clime, and Queensland's Sunny cheer.

    We spent three months in the blinking heat, out in the Golden West,
    And we fair would bet that Strawberries Plain was worse than all the rest.

    We tramped it here and we tramped it there, with sore and blistered feet,
    We marched, at times, through rain and mud but, mostly blazing heat.

    At various times they got us trucks, and, sometimes Yankee Jeeps,
    But most times, even if we rode, 'twas with Frog-like Leaps.

    Full half the trips were done on foot, much to our sore disgust,
    The most we saw of Motor Trucks was their tailboard through the dust.

    A thousand times we wondered where our feet would make us stray,
    And then we landed in New Guinea that was a sorry day.

    Days came and went; Nights did the same, in the Land where Boongs are rich
    From place to place, and day to day, Lang's Circus changed its Pitch.

    The General said 'For this new Stunt, I need a crack Battalion.'
    And Joe Lang said, 'Each Man I have is as fit as any Stallion.'

    'We haven't many Transport Planes; but there's a hell of a way to go'
    'A thousand miles? Mere child's play.' Was the answer he got from Joe.

    But the Divvy Major was listening in, and jumped to our defense,
    The points he raised, you'd be amazed were only common sense.

    'The time, he said, is far too short, and the track's a trifle hilly,
    So we must relent and let them fly, they can was from Tsili Tsili.'

    'I believe you're right,' the General said, 'but still it's a crying shame
    If they don't go the whole way marching, they won't feel quite the same.'

    'From the Waput to the Markham, is a paltry Fifty-five,
    To them, that's just a saunter of four days, may-be five.'

    So he came to see our Colonel, his opinion to consult,
    And Joe Lang said, 'Now, look here Charlie, that's a flaming cold insult.'

    'Five days for that short saunter,' and he chuckled loud with glee,
    'Cor strike me pink, that's easy, My boys need only three.'

    From that day for a week or so, the thought gives me the shivers,
    They taught us how to pack our gear for the art of crossing rivers.

    It was even shown on B.R.O's, typed out in the usual way,
    'Wherever possible each man must cross at least one river a day.'

    And now it's Unit History just what we suffered then
    We crossed ten rivers daily, then crossed them back again.

    We packed our gear a thousand times, in as many different ways,
    And we could not get our boots dry for days and days and days.

    At last we got the warning, to pack, once more, our gear,
    But not to cross more rivers, of that we had no fear.

    This time, it was 'fair dinkum' we had a job to do,
    But they didn't tell us where it was, nor if we walked or flew.

    They took us from the camp by Truck, down to the Moresby Drome,
    And bunged us in the D.C.3's and we thought sweet thoughts of home.

    Away we flew, as the Dawn-light grew, o'er green, but muddy plains
    And the Jungle thick with Mud and Slime, passed far below those planes.

    But we didn't mind that mud and slime, it was of something else we talked
    We were moving camp to another place, and we didn't have to walk.

    At last they set the Transports down, on the Drome at Tsili Tsili,
    And we clambered out to gaze around at some scenery a trifle hilly.

    On September 1, we started out, 'twas a day of sultry heat,
    And the Boongs up front with Major K., set the pace with twinkling feet.

    One grim warning was given us then, one thing to keep in mind,
    No giving in or turning back, our Bridges were burnt behind.

    The march was led by Company B, followed by H.H.Q.
    H.Q. was next, then 'C' and 'D', with 'A' at the end of the Queue.

    As we struggled on, the belief was born, in the minds of the men who knew
    That the Trust the General had placed in us was founded well and true.

    We climbed o'er mountains a thousand feet, and ridges even more
    And struggled through swamps of mud and slime, and stumbled on logs galore.

    The darkest thought that oft returns to my mind, as I ponder back,
    There wasn't a man but cussed and swore, at the weight of his Haversack.

    They dragged, they pinched, they held us back, the straps left our shoulders raw
    They rubbed and sagged and pulled and dragged, till our bodies were stiff and sore.

    But our hearts were true and pulled us through, to the end of each tortuous day,
    And we didn't give up, or toss it in. That's not the Pioneer way.

    When we start a job we carry it through, till it's finished and out of the way.
    If it's done it's done, and there's nothing left to be done the following day.

    At last we arrived at the closest point, some where on Markham's shore,
    And our sleep that night was oft disturbed by the River's gurgling roar.

    At Dawn next Morn we were on our feet, each Man ready to fight,
    All thoughts, of peaceful days ahead, had gone with the fleeing night.

    Each man wondered as we waited there, 'were the Japs on the other shore?'
    'would we face, as we started off a Machine Gun's stuttering roar?"

    'Had we been trained as we should have been? What would our Officers do?"
    'Will I be first to fall by the way, or will it be Bill or Blue?"

    These thoughts keep coming try, as we may, to think of more cheerful things,
    But, to worry and fear, at times like this, will the mind more stubbornly cling.

    But deep in our Hearts is the fondest love for Sweetheart, Mother or Wife,
    And those wonderful thoughts determine us to cling to our share of Life.

    LONGBLOKE
    _____

    Cremated:
    Cassia, Wall S, Niche 333

    Francis married WALTER Enid Margaret 18 Apr 1939, Wonga Park VIC. Enid (daughter of WALTER Edgar Ernest, DCM and CRAWFORD Catherine Isabella) was born 24 Jun 1920, Victoria Valley VIC; died 5 May 1972, East Doncaster VIC. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. FARAM Francis Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. FARAM Janice Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. FARAM Sandra Anne  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. FARAM Jennifer Kaye  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. FARAM Kerry Joan  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. FARAM Robyn  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  FARAM Francis Edgar Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 7B61F516CD504BA09D6489C0390A179023D7

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Francis married RUSH Beverley Joy Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. FARAM Amanda Joy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. FARAM Michelle Susan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. FARAM Melissa Jane  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. FARAM Anthony Scott  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  FARAM Janice Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Janice Margaret HALL
    • _UID: 13A6FFD669314A8CB00DFA64A6DD08BE6239

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Janice married HALL Robert William Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. HALL Michael Robert  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. HALL Merryn Janice  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  FARAM Sandra Anne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sandra Anne PHILPOT
    • _UID: 4493117252B843C9B0004617EE219E133D05

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Sandra married PHILPOT Eric Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  FARAM Jennifer Kaye Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jennifer Kaye COLES
    • Name: Jennifer Kaye NORTH
    • _UID: 10EDB40C02214AD789DA22C19F159FB14BC6

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Jennifer married NORTH Ronald Eugene Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. NORTH Darren Robert  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. NORTH Brett Andrew  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. NORTH Jodie Catherine  Descendancy chart to this point

    Jennifer married COLES Derek John Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  FARAM Kerry Joan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Kerry Joan BROADWAY
    • _UID: A6F8709F4BA840DEB8729C77CA91D8C0EE49

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Kerry married BROADWAY Garry Alexander Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. BROADWAY Paul Damien  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. BROADWAY Andrew Glen  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. BROADWAY Kirsty Lee  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  FARAM Robyn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 3AA7A4CB107B4EF8A6C32246E34FDA8583DE



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  FARAM Amanda Joy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Amanda Joy OSBORNE
    • _UID: 18697916CE4841A48731E7133ADE3BFF0FC0

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Amanda married OSBORNE Michael Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  FARAM Michelle Susan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 7377B67C0CBB4DE5BE9FCB2BB32ACCF001C5

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  3. 10.  FARAM Melissa Jane Descendancy chart to this point (2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Melissa Jane FARAM
    • Name: Melissa Jane FARAM
    • _UID: 3EDCC74A7BBC4E41909EA5F1A36BCFC35528

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Melissa — RATCLIFFE Trevor. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. (RATCLIFFE) FARAM Hayley Suzanne  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. (RATCLIFFE) FARAM Ryan Trevor  Descendancy chart to this point

    Melissa — WATSON Daniel. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. WATSON Liam Daniel  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  FARAM Anthony Scott Descendancy chart to this point (2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 966C9798C3294F4BBA46D02F68F725629C04

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Anthony — DARCY Kelly. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. FARAM Benjamin Scott  Descendancy chart to this point

    Anthony married HARRIS Elizabeth Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. FARAM Autumn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. FARAM Zoe  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 12.  HALL Michael Robert Descendancy chart to this point (3.Janice2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 9646CA1AF9FC4A18B76881474B2F4F1EE582

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Michael married SPRINGFORD Katherine Ann Patricia Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. HALL Aidan Springford  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 13.  HALL Merryn Janice Descendancy chart to this point (3.Janice2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Merryn Janice NANDALIN
    • _UID: D5B791E3BB154174A5F908530EF3665B40C5

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Merryn married NANDALIN Randy Louis Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. NANDALIN Riley Ann  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 14.  NORTH Darren Robert Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 4DBD6998091F4BF89E27875DB31FDCCC9969

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Darren married HUTCHINGS Alys Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. HUTCHINGS Cecilia  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 15.  NORTH Brett Andrew Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 70BDE8DE456D4AA78DF22F6C93309F768883

    Notes:

    Details removed by request

    Brett married THORNE Peggy Lee Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. NORTH Amali Lee  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 16.  NORTH Jodie Catherine Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 55ED31C4BC7D4F98AC12C1117473E19140A7

    Notes:

    Details removed by request

    Jodie — CARROLL Glenn. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. CARROLL Ethan North  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 17.  BROADWAY Paul Damien Descendancy chart to this point (6.Kerry2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 07B1A87AA840453FB1F0B0BED8A214F7DA0D

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  11. 18.  BROADWAY Andrew Glen Descendancy chart to this point (6.Kerry2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C7E375B25813476FB6870C61AA13F09DE6B7

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Andrew married FRANKEN Michelle Marie Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  12. 19.  BROADWAY Kirsty Lee Descendancy chart to this point (6.Kerry2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • Name: Kirsty Lee PORTEOUS
    • _UID: C24D2E08BB674A7EB2338E2C316333EE8378

    Notes:

    Details removed after request

    Kirsty married PORTEOUS Robert Ian Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  (RATCLIFFE) FARAM Hayley Suzanne Descendancy chart to this point (10.Melissa3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 39FCDFDFC15D4653BFFA978BBF790DAF79CA

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  2. 21.  (RATCLIFFE) FARAM Ryan Trevor Descendancy chart to this point (10.Melissa3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 496F4234ABB6434A81239ED09CD22C0AD268

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  3. 22.  WATSON Liam Daniel Descendancy chart to this point (10.Melissa3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 56AA09A8D5DB4B1AB840ABA7F67261E5BE33

    Notes:

    Details removed by request


  4. 23.  FARAM Benjamin Scott Descendancy chart to this point (11.Anthony3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 9EB2DF2CDEAE4475BEFE5F77A7B13C0BD104

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  5. 24.  FARAM Autumn Descendancy chart to this point (11.Anthony3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 2A4169E4E32A49798B735D5D0E4BC0035B66

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  6. 25.  FARAM Zoe Descendancy chart to this point (11.Anthony3, 2.Francis2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 90F43B3CCC214EC1A90B2D2EE40A823AB0D7

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  7. 26.  HALL Aidan Springford Descendancy chart to this point (12.Michael3, 3.Janice2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 12CE68E9A95743188DA3B2A710CE3061848D

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  8. 27.  NANDALIN Riley Ann Descendancy chart to this point (13.Merryn3, 3.Janice2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: A9BEDF9928834970BCCAFF2C4CB3288AA553

    Notes:

    Details removed after request


  9. 28.  HUTCHINGS Cecilia Descendancy chart to this point (14.Darren3, 5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: AB3E79C321BC49CFBD9248F22D8BB1505CEF

    Notes:

    Details removed by request


  10. 29.  NORTH Amali Lee Descendancy chart to this point (15.Brett3, 5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C73F885F097F4944A73CEE6488CB3107C2D1

    Notes:

    Details removed by request


  11. 30.  CARROLL Ethan North Descendancy chart to this point (16.Jodie3, 5.Jennifer2, 1.Francis1)


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