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Lieutenant Robert George MacFarlane

Died of Wounds in WW1

Date of Death:

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Service Biography

Lieutenant Robert George Macfarlane was one of the initial men that enlisted in the CEF in September 1914 and was part of the 1st Canadian Division Cyclist Corps. He was born in Huntingdon in January 1889, and was a graduate of McGill University (1910). He had been working as a Mining Engineer near Nelson, B.C., and because of that experience he was transferred to the 177th Tunnelling Company of the Royal Engineers, attached to the British 2nd Army. This company was formed in June 1915 with the express purpose of providing mining services: listening posts, cables or to place mines underneath the enemy trenches. He was killed in Flanders, probably near Ypres, on March 6, 1916, at the age of 27.

General Information

Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
2125
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
British Army
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Battalion:
177th Field Company
Company:
177th Company
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
27 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
27 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Mining Engineer
Next of Kin:
James MacFarlane, Brother, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Nelson, British Columbia
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Valcartier, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Railway Wood (Trenches near Ypres)
Length of Service:
527 days in service
Buried at:
Lijjsenthoek Military Cemetery
Library and Archives Canada Service Record
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Canadian Great War Project

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW1 Lieutenant Royal Engineers British Army 177th Field Company 177th Company
WW1 Corporal Canadian Infantry Army 1st Division Cyclist Company
CEF Regimental Number 2125<br />

Available Transcriptions

Type Date Published Headline
News Clipping Unveiling of the Soldiers Monument in Huntingdon

Additional Service Notes

Promoted Sergeant 27 March 1915
Promoted to temp 2nd Lieutenant 1 May 1915 (Royal Engineers)
No weight in service file

Additional Next of Kin Notes



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