Robert Alexander Malcolm McFARLANE

Regimental number1708
Place of birthGeurie New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGeurie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Robert Layton McFarlane, Geurie, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Langton and Eliza May MCFARLANE, Geurie, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal