MACFARLANE, Duncan Buchanan
(Service number 23/7)
| First Rank | Lieutenant | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 01/06/1893 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodcote, Te Moana, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Sheep Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | G.D. Macfarlane (father), Everswood, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | B Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Messines | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Duncan MacFarlane was the son of George Duncan MacFarlane and Annie MacFarlane, of 75 Harakete St., Lower Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [1 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R7880376; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Christchurch Office Item ID R22393770
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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