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William Humbolt Stephen Macfarlane

1875-1946

Unit

2nd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

21442

About

Born in New Zealand

21 November 1875
Parent

Mother

C. Macfarlane
Residence

Hometown

Hokitika
Work

Occupation

Surveyor

Employer

New Zealand Government
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • South African War (1899-1902)

    8th Contingent

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 70

    26 September 1946

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5544 40/0070493, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.34, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 41.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William Humbolt Stephen Macfarlane (1875-1946)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/505

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