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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 2nd Bn Canadian Engineers
U of S affiliation at enlistment: had degree or certificate
Birth: 26 Jul 1892, Gurgunnock, Sterling, Scotland
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre east
Slide number(s): HR-2189
Attestation place: Winnipeg
Attestation date: 16 Mar 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: gas engineer
Religion: Anglican
Age: 24 years, 8 months
Height (inches): 67.00
Chest expansion (inches): 41.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.00
Father's Address: Chrurch Farm, Chillingford, Suffolk, England (1916)
1928 list = "List of Students who enlisted during the Great War," U of S Archives. The list was completed after F. Underhill went to the University of Toronto in 1927; probably in conjunction with the Memorial Gates. Some of the addresses may be from an earlier date.
College Building list #: 149
Roll of Honour list #: 130
Roll of Service (1928) #: 215
Long List #: 225
MacFarlane, John Duncan
Identification
Regimental number: 504366Battalion / unit at enlistment: 2nd Bn Canadian Engineers
U of S affiliation at enlistment: had degree or certificate
Birth: 26 Jul 1892, Gurgunnock, Sterling, Scotland
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre east
Slide number(s): HR-2189
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1912 | Agro | 1916 | certificate | A.A. | 1916 |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Winnipeg
Attestation date: 16 Mar 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: gas engineer
Religion: Anglican
Age: 24 years, 8 months
Height (inches): 67.00
Chest expansion (inches): 41.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.00
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
RFC | Farnboro, UK | |||||
2nd Bn Canadian Engineers | ||||||
CASC | Mechanical Transport | Bramshott, UK | 1917 | |||
CASC att to 1 oth Bn | RoS | |||||
CRT | RoS |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private | ||
Cadet-Sergeant | ||
A/Sgt | RoS |
Family
Father: MacFralane, RobertFather's Address: Chrurch Farm, Chillingford, Suffolk, England (1916)
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
Rosetown | student | 1912 | 1914 | U of S Calendar | |
Rosetown | student | 1915 | 1916 | U of S Calendar | |
Carlea | 1928 | 1928 list |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150, Box 6820-2College Building list #: 149
Roll of Honour list #: 130
Roll of Service (1928) #: 215
Long List #: 225
Links to more information
- Great War site: photographs/documents
- Search National Archives' Soldiers of the First World War database (automatic search based on regimental number or name)