Archibald Norman McFarlane

Forenames

Archibald Norman AWMM

Surname

McFarlane AWMM

Also known as

Archibald N. McFarlane AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2053 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2053 AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Measles AWMM

Last rank

Trooper AWMM
Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

• Trooper McFarlane was the son of Mr and Mrs John McFarlane of Waipu.
  
  Next of Kin: Mr J. McFarlane, Waipu, Whangarei (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
• He was the second son of John & Catherine Annie McFARLANE (nee McMillan) from Waipu. They had three sons enlist with the NZEF – Archibald Norman (13/2054), John Murdoch (16325) and Alexander (13/714).
  Public - Sandra - Researcher - 16 December 2018 - Waipu Museum

Death

15 Jun 1915 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Sickness AWMM

Cemetery

Waipu Public Cemetery, Northland, New Zealand AWMM

Obituary

Word was received last week by Mr. John McFarlane, of Millbrook, Waipu, of the death of his son, Norman, who belonged to the sixth reinforcements, and had been in Trentham camp, where he contracted measles. The body was taken to Waipu for interment. (Auckland Weekly News, 24 June 1915, p. 17) AWMM

Memorial name

• Waipu War Memorial, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Archives New Zealand.
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz
  Sources Used
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10924092
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Waipu War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/waipu-first-world-war-memorial
  Further Reference

References

• The New Zealand Herald
  8 July 1915, p9. ["Camp Death Roll: ... in the majority of cases death was due to complications following measles."]
• Auckland Weekly News
  Obiturary: 24 June 1915, p. 17.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.