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MCFARLANE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5713 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 28 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 23 March 1954, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 7, Section 21 |
| Memorials: | Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5713, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5713, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Robert was born in Maryborough on 28 Oct 1889, son of William John McFarlane and Isabella Chateris.
Private McFarlane enlisted in Townsville on 11 Oct 1915 aged 26., and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A49 “Seang Choon” on 4 May 1916.
He served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion AIF.
He returned to Australia on 3 Mar 1919, medically unfit due to serious lung problems, and was discharged on 15 Jun 1919. He died 23 Mar 1954. He was a bank clerk.
Courtesy of Samual Cox