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MCFARLAND, John Dundas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX24708 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Grose Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1974, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 1 May 1945: | Involvement Captain, NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Adjutant 2/17 Bn | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Captain, NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, NX24708, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
2/17 Bn Campaigns - Huon Peninsula, Borneo.
Member of the Order of the British Empire.