Farren was commissioned as an
ensign in 1834. He commanded the
47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot during the
Crimean War for which he was awarded the Turkish
Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class. He went on to be General Officer Commanding
Eastern District in October 1869 and General Officer Commanding the Troops in the
West Indies in June 1875. He was made Colonel of the
35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot from 1879 until it was amalgamated in 1881 with the
107th Foot to form the
Royal Sussex Regiment, after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until 1885. He was afterwards Colonel of
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment from 1885 to his death. He died in 1909 at the age of 92. His death was registered in Woodbridge, Suffolk. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's,
Great Bealings,
Suffolk. ==References==