Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol 1 page 129
Menin Gate Memorial
Luke Farrar was the fourth son of Luke Farrar of Southwick-on-Wear, Shipyard Labourer, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of George Clark of Southwick.
Luke was born in Southwick on the 25th July 1884. He was employed at Pickersgill's yard Sunderland. He married at Sunderland on the 22nd May 1906, Mary Jane (4 Stoney Lane, Southwick-on-Wear), daughter of James Foster of Sunderland. They had four children: Luke Burliss born 8th June 1912, James born 13th April 1915, Sarah Elizabeth born 19th July 1905 and Ester Jane born 13th September 1908.
Luke enlisted on the 26th September 1914 and was trained at South Shields. He was killed in action "somewhere" in France, on the 6th February 1916. He was buried in Rotize Cemetery. Age 30.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
Luke was killed in the front line, South of Crump Farm which was located near Battalion Headquarters within Potijze Wood.
Additional Research: James Pasby
Read the book:-"The Steel of the DLI by John Sheen for history of the 2nd Battalion DLI in WW1. ISBN No. 9781848841437
He is remembered in Peter Gibson Southwick War Dead, and at Sunderland in S140.048 Part 2, page 11, and in S140.048 Part 12, page 268
