MCFARLANE, Stephen
| Service Number: | 1406 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Cpl in 3rd Mounted Rifles Boer War 4/1901 to 4/1902 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hurstville, NSW, September 1870 |
| Home Town: | Watsons Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 26 September 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Cpl in 3rd Mounted Rifles Boer War 4/1901 to 4/1902 | |
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| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1406, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1406, 7th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1406, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd MD |
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From Meredith Woods
Cpl Stephen Halloran MacFarlane
1406 Private Stephen Halloran MacFarlane saw service in the Boer War with 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles and the Great War with the 7th Light Horse Regiment.
Boer War Memorial
Corporal Stephen Halloran McFarlane
b: 1870 death: 26.9.1955 Service No: 3292 Enlistment: Sydney Unit: 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles Rank attained in Boer War: CPL Date Effective: 23.11.1901 Rank attained after war: CPL Date effective 10.6.1918
(Appears to have held rank of Sergeant in the Militia between Boer War and WWI (Murray Page) 140 Contingent Fifth NSW Ship: Antillian Date of Sailing: 1.4.1901
Decorations: Queens South African Medal with Free State, Transvaal SA01 and SA02 clasps, 1914/15 Str, British War Medal and Vjictory Medal
Personal characteristics: Fresh Complexion with dark hair and blue eyes. Height: 1.84 meters (6’ 0 ½ “) Weight: 69.9kg (1915)
Details of service in war: April 1901-April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langvewacht (24.2.1901)
Service and life after Boer War – Returned to Australia mid 1902. In 1915 was a labourer and unmarried. Joined AIF 13.8.1915 11th Reinforcement draft for the 7th Light Horse Regiment. Shipped to Egypt, appointed LCPL 13.4.1917, posted to 7LH 24.7.1917, Corporal 10.6.1918. He returned safely to Australia and in 1929 was a contractor working at Cobar NSW.
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