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Robert Roderick Crighton Corbett McFarland
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 16/09/1895 |
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Geburtsort: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Clerk |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: New Zealand |
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Truppe: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Dienstnummer: 12811 |
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Einberufung datum: 08/02/1916 |
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Einberufung ort: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Einheiten: — New Zealand Field Artillery, 15th Bty. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 31/10/1917 |
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Sterbeort: No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Brandhoek, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Verwundet |
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Alter: 22 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Nine Elms British Cemetery Grabstelle: VIII Reihe: D Grab: 14 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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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The New Zealand Division, apart from the field artillery, was withdrawn from the front line near Passchendaele from 16 October 1917.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.
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
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Thomas Nigel McFarland
Cousins |
Quellen 1
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Byrne J.R., New Zealand Artillery in the Field 1914-1918, (Eastbourne, Antony Rowe Ltd), 1920), pg. 190-200. Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/137068 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=c41ddc96-b04f-4f13-b418-fc5af5d03511 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7178727 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/c9385 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=166144 |