Descendants of Colin Dawson McFarlane at War.

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Descendants of Colin Dawson McF at War. Boer war, WW1, WWII

Boer War

Sidney Colin McFarlane.

Sidney Colin McFarlane, DSO, MiD (1876-1906)

• Service Number: 77
• Enlisted: Perth, WA
• Last Rank: Lieutenant
• Last Unit: 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen ^[1]
• Boer War Service
• 5 May 1900: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion), Private, SN 77, 2nd Western Australian Mounted Infantry
• 1 Jan 1901: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces (Boer War / Boxer Rebellion), Lieutenant, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen ^[2] Died in Action. 10 Jun 1906 (aged 29). Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Herbert Samuel McFarlane (1878-1960)

• Service Number: 977
• Last Rank: Private
• Last Unit: 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

Boer War Service

• 1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, SN 977, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse ^[3]

Percy Muir McFarlane.

Percy Muir McFarlane CBE,MID (1880-1946)

• Service Number: 103
• Enlisted: 28 August 1940, Paddington, NSW
• Last Rank: Captain
• Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Brigade HQ

Boer War Service

• 1 Oct 1899: Involvement Trooper, SN 103, 4th Imperial Bushmen

His service continued in WWI and WWII

Herbert 'Buckie' McFarlane.

Herbert Buchanan McFarlane (1881-1938)

• Service Numbers: 978, Officer
• Enlisted: 15 May 1915
• Last Rank: Lieutenant
• Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment

Boer War Service

• 1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, SN 978, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

WWI

Percy Muir McFarlane CBE,MID (1880-1946)

• Service Number: 103
• Feb 1915: Involvement Captain, 3rd Light Horse Brigade HQ Shot through the leg.
• 25 Feb 1915: Embarked Captain, 3rd Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
• appointment as Lieutenant on the Australian Staff Corps
• McFarlane was awarded a British War Medal in 1920, a 1914-15 Star Medal and a Victory Medal in 1923 for his service during World War I.

Herbert Buchanan McFarlane (1881-1938)

• Service Numbers: 978, Officer
• World War 1 Service
• 15 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, SN Officer, 9th Light Horse Regiment
• 18 Nov 1915: Involvement Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment
• 18 Nov 1915: Embarked Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
• Date unknown: Wounded 9th Light Horse Regiment
• Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

WWII

Percy Muir McFarlane CBE,MID (1880-1946)

• Service Number: 103
• World War 2 Service
• 28 Aug 1940: Enlisted Paddington, NSW
• General Staff of Army Headquarters. India.
• Director of Personnel at Melbourne Headquarters.
• Victoria Barracks' Acting Base Commandant.
• Military Commandant of South Australia
• Commandant in Western Australia
• Award Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• France. ^[4]

Sidney Muir McFarlane.

Sidney Muir McFarlane (1911-1983)

• Service Number: SX17838
• Enlisted: 5 March 1942
• Last Rank: Gunner

World War 2 Service

• 5 Mar 1942: Involvement Gunner, SN SX17838
• 5 Mar 1942: Enlisted Wayville, SA
• 5 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN SX17838
• 20 Dec 1945: Discharged^[5]

Ronald Rattray McFarlane.

Ronald Rattray McFarlane (1922-abt.1942)

• Service number PM3378
• Rank Able Seaman
• Unit HMAS Perth
• Service Royal Australian Navy
• Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
• 3 Sep 1939: Involvement Able Seaman, SN PM3378, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
• 17 Feb 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, SN PM3378

Killed in action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 19 years^[6]

Sister Mary Hamilton McFarlane.

Mary Hamilton McFarlane (1915-1943)

• Service Number: SFX11679
• Enlisted: 21 January 1941, Adelaide, SA
• Last Rank: Lieutenant
• Last Unit: 2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur)

World War 2 Service

• 21 Jan 1941: Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SN SFX11679, Adelaide, SA
• 4 Feb 1941: Enlisted SN SFX11679
• 1 Dec 1941: Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Lieutenant
• 14 May 1943: Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Lieutenant, SN SFX11679, 2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur)^[7]

Killed in actrion.14th of May, at approximately 4:10am, the Centaur was struck by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine 44km off Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island in Queensland.

John Norman Muir McFarlane

John Norman Muir McFarlane (1918-1993)

• Service Number: 407442
• Enlisted: 12 October 1940
• Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant

World War 2 Service

• 12 Oct 1940: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, SN 407442
• 12 Oct 1940: Enlisted Adelaide
• 12 Oct 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, SN 407442
• 5 Dec 1945: Discharged

Lindley Muir McFarlane (1901-1940)

• Service Number: NX4217
• Enlisted: 20 October 1939
• Last Rank: Private
• Last Unit: 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

• 20 Oct 1939: Involvement Private, SN NX4217
• 20 Oct 1939: Enlisted Arncliffe, NSW
• 20 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN NX4217, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion ^[8]

In Ingleburn camp, he caught the flu and died in prince alfred hospital sydney.

Colin Morris Adamson.

Colin Morris Adamson (1905-1986)

• Service Number: SX7713
• Enlisted: 3 July 1940, Adelaide, SA
• Last Rank: Corporal
• Last Unit: 9th Division Cavalry Regiment

World War 2 Service

• 3 Jul 1940: Involvement Corporal, SN SX7713
• 3 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SN SX7713, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment , Adelaide, SA
• 3 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SN SX7713
• 11 Feb 1944: Discharged ^[9]

Harry McFarlane Adamson (1911-1999)

• Service Number: 2634
• Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
• Last Unit: Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots

World War 2 Service

• 19 Mar 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, SN 2634, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots