Arnold Roy MCFARLANE

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Service Numbers:	2453, 2453A
Enlisted:	13 April 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists - South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Noreuil, Picardie, France, 2 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Row F, Grave No. 37
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial

13 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 10th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, 2453A - the 'A' signifies that the soldier is a transfer 'in' to the Battalion with the same number as an existing soldier as Battalions ran their own rolls and allocated numbers,
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2453A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
16 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
26 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion
20 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2453A, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2453A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2453 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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