McFARLANE, Lewis Gordon
(Service number 60972)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 08/12/1892 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 5 July 1917 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Grassy Hills, Waihao Downs, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farm Overseer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. McFarlane, (Wife), Mount Somers, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements,Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1918 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 May 1918 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Annie McFarlane, Springburn, New Zealand. Lewis married Janet Graham Lockhead of Lochyside Farm, Mt Somers, on 14 June 1916. Their child, Allan Gordon, was born in Waimate on 26 May 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); War Census CD; Nothing found on NZBDM (Nov 2013); Will available on Archway (Nov 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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JCl
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