Regimental number | 12811 |
Occupation | Clerk |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S M McFarland, St Heliers Bay, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916. | |
Final rank | Gunner |
Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No 14), Poperinge, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah Mary and the late Robert Stephenson McFarland, Epsom, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 19 |
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