Robert George McFARLANE

Regimental number10/1584
Date of birth31 May 1893
Place of birthWellington
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
Addressc/o Mr McFarlane, Johnsonville, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 6.5"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Thomas McFarlane, Johnsonville, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs William T McFarlane, Paparangi, Johnsonville, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipolim 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 237 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10924110

Print format