▁John ▁Far rell ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Law son ▁Far rell . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁board ▁officer ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁and ▁later ▁cur ator ▁at ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁House ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁Far rell ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁engineer ▁while ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁his ▁brother . ▁As ▁an ▁artist , ▁he ▁was ▁self - t aught , ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁water col our , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁making ▁et ch ings . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁en list ed ▁into ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁a ▁sa pper ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁but ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁six ▁months ▁later ▁after ▁developing ▁a ▁g astr ic ▁ul cer . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁artist , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Fland ers , ▁Belg ium , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁spent ▁three ▁weeks ▁there , ▁painting ▁High land ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁batt al ions . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁drew ▁the ▁▁▁ 5 1 st ▁( High land ) ▁Division ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁of ▁p neum onia . ▁ ▁An ▁exhibition ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁the ▁first ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Fred ▁A . ▁Far rell : ▁Glasgow ' s ▁War ▁Art ist , ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Palace , ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9