MCFARLANE, Hector Norman
| Service Number: | 4242 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria Australia , 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Ignatius’, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Ship’s Chandler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval XIII. P. 1., Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 4242, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4242, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4242, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4242, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
RICHMOND BOYS FIGHTING AND FALLING IN FRANCE.
Corporal Hector N. McFarlane, killed in action, was a fine stamp of young fellow. He was born here 27 years ago and was well esteemed in wide circle of friends. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. McFarlane, removed to Sandringham a few years ago. His school days at St. Ignatius' ended, young McFarlane took up the trade of a ship's chandler, and was for many years with T. M. Burroughs, Queen-street. Eighteen months ago he enlisted and was one of many soldiers who spent last Christmas on the ocean. He was on his way to Egypt, and, afterwards, France. He was one of the most prominent of the band of local boys who assisted to keep the Beverley Football Club going, and as a half-back invariably gave fine service to his side. Advices home tell that he was one of the heroic band that went on and ever on in the fighting at Pozieres — he went out of it all on August 16. Richmond Guardian, 23 September 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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