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Robert Roderick Crighton Corbett McFarland

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
16/09/1895
Geburtsort:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Clerk

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
New Zealand
Truppe:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Dienstnummer:
12811
Einberufung datum:
08/02/1916
Einberufung ort:
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Einheiten:
 —  New Zealand Field Artillery, 15th Bty. 1st Bde.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
31/10/1917
Sterbeort:
No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Brandhoek, Belgien
Todesursache:
Verwundet
Alter:
22

Begräbnisplatz

Nine Elms British Cemetery
Grabstelle: VIII
Reihe: D
Grab: 14

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

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Meine Geschichte

Gunner Robert McFarland served in 15th Battery of 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery.
The New Zealand Division, apart from the field artillery, was withdrawn from the front line near Passchendaele from 16 October 1917.
The N.Z. Field Artillery, in the vicinity of the Winnipeg crossroads, remained to support the Canadian Corps and especially the 3rd Canadian Division which now occupied the ground vacated by the New Zealand Division. It supported the Canadian attack on 26 October and over the next five days the batteries were heavily shelled at night by German guns of all calibres.
It was on the night of 29/30 October that Robert McFarland received his wound, probably prior to the 5.50am start of the next Canadian attack of 30 October towards Passchendaele. He was wounded in both legs, with left femur fractured. He was taken to 8th Canadian Field Ambulance and evacuated to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station near Poperinge. He died of wounds there on 31 October 1917 and was buried in the nearby Nine Elms Cemetery.

Verwandte, die auch Soldat waren 1

Dateien 1

Quellen 1

Byrne J.R., New Zealand Artillery in the Field 1914-1918, (Eastbourne, Antony Rowe Ltd), 1920), pg. 190-200.
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