Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Stephen Halloran McFarlane
Ancestor's date of birth: 1870
Ancestor's date of death: 26/09/1955
Cause of Death: Not Stated
Service Number: 3292
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles
Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: 23/11/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CPL, Date Effective: 10/06/1918 (Appears to have held the rank of Sergeant in the militia between the Boer War and WWI)
Murray Page: 140
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Antillian, Date of Sailing: 01/04/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Free State, Transvaal, SA01 and SA02 clasps. 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Personal Characteristics: Fresh complexion with dark hair and blue eyes. Height: 1.84 m, weight: 69.9 kg (1915).
Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided.
Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and east Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1901)
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia mid 1902. In 1915 was a labourer and unmarried. Joined the AIF, 13 August 1915 11th reinforcement draft for the 7th Light Horse Regiment. Shipped to Egypt, appointed LCPL 13 Apr 1917, posted to 7 LH 24 July 1917, corporal 10 June 1918. He returned safely to Australia and in 1929 was a contractor working at Cobar NSW.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: John McDonald, Seaforth NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Nephew
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