| Regimental number | 13/714 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waipu |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Waipu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John McFarlane, Waipu |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Maungaturoto |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Posted to Auckland Mounted rifles, Gallipoli, 4 July 1915. Admitted to 40th Field Ambulance, 28 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to HS 'Ionian' to Malta, 29 August 1915, and admitted to St George's Hospital, 1 September 1915. Transferred to England, 13 September 1915, and admitted to First Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; discharged, 14 March 1916. Total war service: 1 year 200 days (of which 1 year 52 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second Parents: John (b. Scotland) and Annie (b. Waipu) McFARLANE |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 72 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |