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Reginald Owen McFarlane

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Portrait, WW2, soldier in civilian clothes, Reginald Owen McFarlane, c1935, Ngaruawahia - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, WW2, soldier in civilian clothes, Reginald Owen McFarlane, c1935, Ngaruawahia - This image …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Reginald Owen AWMM
  • Surname
    McFarlane AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Reggie AWMM
  • Service number
    32022 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 August 1913 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM c/- McIndoes Service Station, Taupiri, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. McFarlane (mother), Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    32022 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Robert John and Jessie McFarlane, of Ngaruawahia.

    Two sons, brothers Reginald Owen McFarlane (32022) and Cyril Robert Hudson McFarlane (NZ413946) died in WW2 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 April 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM VII.F.31. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2229574
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 Unknown page AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p. 286. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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10 June 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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