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McGARTLAND, Francis Albert
(Service number 67815)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	06/12/1894	Place of Birth	Claremont, Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	19 September 1917	Age	22 years 9 months
Address at Enlistment	Claremont, Timaru
Occupation	Carpenter
Previous Military Experience	8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles - still serving
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary McGARTLAND (mother), Claremont, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 126 lbs. Chest measurement 32½-36½ inches. Complexion medium. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Illnesses - "Stomach Troubles" - 8 years ago. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated (left). Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits. This mad has sustained a fracture of his left clavicle on 2 occasions. He complains of some weakness & pain on movements of the left shoulder.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	9 August 1957	Age	63 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 10 August 1957
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 60, Plot 1586
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Francis Albert McGARTLAND was the third and youngest son of Irish born John and Mary (née SULLIVAN) McGARTLAND, of Claremont, Timaru. He had previously been rejected as unfi for the Military Forces, on account of a weak shoulder. On 28 January 1918 Francis was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal. Two older brothers were called up for service - Joseph Patrick and John Thomas.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0073825) [17 June 2016]; Timaru Herald, 14 February 1917, 4 July 1917, 18 June 1918 (Papers Past) [16 June 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 June 2016]; Timaru Herald, 10 August 1957 (Timaru District Library) [20 June 2016]

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