McFarlane, John Clement

Date of Birth	1887-04-20
Date of Death	1974-08-04
Age	87
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, West Melbourne

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1912-10-11
Rank	Commander
Discharged Date	1947-04-26
Discharge Type	Transfer to RAN Auxiliary Services in 1921, retired list 1947mcfarlane
Service Period	1912-1947
Active Service (War service)	WW1 & WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Fawkner Memorial Park
Cemetery Address	Fawkner, VIC
Demonination/Area	New Lawn Area Tree Niches
Section	Tree 12
Grave Number	Hiche 55
Grave Type	Cremation - Garden

Notes

Battle of Cocos Island - Served in HMAS Sydney as Torpedo Gunner during engagement with S.S. Emden at Cocos Island. Enlisted ANF 21 June 1905 (number 554). Served in HMAS Brisbane (1) from July 1917 until the end of the war.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs

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