| Regimental number | 8/252 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ellerslie, Auckland |
| School | Blenheim Public School; Blenheim High School |
| Religion | No religious affiliation stated |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Lawrence, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles William McFarland, c/o Mrs Paton, Eden Hill, Epsom, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in 14th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Milton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Blenheim branch, 1 October 1917. Transferred to Invercargill branch, 1911; to Lawrence branch, 1912. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Abraham's Heights, Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front No Form B103 on file: few details available. Wounded in action, Gallipoli; recovered and returned to the front, 16 July 1915. Wounded in action (second occasion), 25 July 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg: slight); admitted to 22nd General Hospital, Rouen. Appointed Lance Corporal, 2 June 1916; relinquished appointment at own request. 27 June 1916. Attached to Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, 1 July 1917; rejoined unit from Base Depot, 8 July 1917. Promoted Corporal, 19 September 1917. War service: 3 years 60 days (of which 1116 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10924082
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 268. |