MCFARLAND, William Dalzelle
| Service Number: | 5594 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, 11th Reinforcements Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Park St, St Kilda |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row J, Grave 41 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5594, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , 11th Reinforcements Melbourne | |
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| 24 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5594, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5594, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , 23rd Battery | |
| 26 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 5594, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Dalzelle Coffee McFARLAND was born in 1892 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were William McFARLAND and Millicent COFFEE who married in Victoria in 1888
William married Elsie CHESHIRE in 1912 - they had 3 children, Colin (deceased) Iona & John
He enlisted in Melbourne on 9th July, 1915 & embakred with the 2nd field Artillery Brigade, 11th reinforcements on the HMAT Nestor from Melbourne on 11th October, 1915
William was killed in Action on 26th June, 1916 and is buried in the Rue Petillon Military Cemetery & his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Inscription on his headstone reads:
"BELOVED, MOURNED, SADLY MISSED"
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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OBITUARIES - TROVE
McFARLAND - In sad and loving memory of my beloved son, Driver William Dalzelle (Dal) McFarland, killed in action in France, June, 26, 1916 of 5th Battery, AIF
"Far away from all who loved him - strangers gently laid him to rest
In a far away grave he is sleeping, one of Gods brightest and best"
Inserted by his loving Mother
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"He died the helpess to defend"
"An Australian soldiers noble end"
"A soldier and a man"
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