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MACFARLANE, Charles John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 358 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enlisted at Roma, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Roma, Maranoa - Queensland, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Neuralia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain J. Dobson officiated Panel 2, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Tree Plaque: |
Roma Heroes Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial), Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board, Wallumbilla Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 358, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Roma, QLD | |
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| 27 Aug 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 358, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 358, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 358, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 358 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Holdsworth and S.E. MacFarlane of Wallumbilla, QLD. Brother of Laura Emily MacFarlane
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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