MCFARLANE, Sydney
| Service Number: | 726 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 September 1952, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 726, 7th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 726, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 726, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 726, 26th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Sydney (aka Sidney) McFarlane (Service No. 726), an Australian World War One veteran, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now honoured with a plaque recognising their service for Australia.
On 23 September 2023, his plaque was unveiled in Lutwyche Cemetery, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche...
Sydney McFarlane was born on 26 May 1891 in Brisbane, Queensland, to James Ashcraft McFarlane and Mary McFarlane (née Littlechild).
He married Irene Elizabeth Bourke in 29 Aug 1913, and enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force three and a half years later at Brisbane on 12 February 1917, aged 25 years and gave his occupation as plumber. He named his wife Irene as his next of kin and recorded that he had two children.
After initial training in Australia, Sydney embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 21 June 1917 with the 7th Machine Gun Company, arriving in Liverpool, England, on 26 August 1917. The following month, in September 1917, he was transferred to the 26th Battalion. In July 1918, he was reported wounded in action, having sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, and was admitted to the Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, England, for treatment.
Following the Armistice, Private Sydney McFarlane returned to Australia aboard the HMT Kildonan Castle arriving in Australia in May 1919, and was discharged from the AIF on 14 July 1919.
Sydney resumed work as a plumber and lived in South Brisbane with his family.
Private Sydney McFarlane died on 25 September 1952, aged 61, and was buried five days later in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity has now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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