2347 John Charles McFARLANE

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company
Significant events while serving with the AIF	Hospitalised sick five times Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal Field General Court Martial; committed to prison Promoted to Lance Corporal; reverted to ranks Marriage at the end of the war A prominent sportsman in the Battalion (Capt of the Battalion football team; boxing champion; swimming)

Summary of Private McFarlane’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
12^th February 1921	Australia	Disembarked Melbourne
20^th December 1920	England	Returned to Australia on HT ‘Bahia Castillo’, with wife
21^st July 1920	England	Discharged from AIF in consequence of illegal absence
28^th July 1919 26th June 1919	England England	Schedule return to Australia – did not embark, illegal absentee Marched out to Sutton Veny
25^th April 1919	England	Remainder of sentence remitted, marched in to Weymouth
25^th February 1919	England	Embarked for England and admitted to Lewes Detention Barracks, and then transferred to HM Prison Dorchester on 26th March
1^st October 1918	France	Discharged to Military Prison
1^st August 1918	France	To hospital sick – accidentally injured knee and ankle by falling from top of fence while attempting to escape from prison
17^th July 1918	France	Sentence commuted to 1 year PS and forfeiture of DCM is remitted
11^th July 1918	France	Committed to prison
24^th June 1918	France	Field General Court Martial: on 31st May 1918 neglecting to obey order; striking his superior officer; resisting his escort. Award 3 years Penal Servitude and forfeiture of DCM
28^th May 1918	France	To AIBD, Le Havre from hospital
30^th April 1918	France	To hospital sick, PUO (trench fever)
18^th February 1918	Belgium	Absent without leave for 2 days. Forfeiture of 6 days pay
6^th February 1918	Belgium	Revert to ranks on own request
14^th October 1917	Belgium	Appointed Lance-Corporal
9^th October 1917	Belgium	Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
23^rd June 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
8th June 1917	France	To hospital sick
9^th May 1917	France	Taken on Strength into 22^nd Battalion from 2^nd ABDB
19^th April 1917	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone from 6^th Training Brigade
7^th April 1917	England	Crime: Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline. Award 12 days detention
26^th February 1917	England	Absent without leave for 12 days at Larkhill camp. Award 28 days detention plus forfeiture of 44 days pay
9^th January 1917	England	Absent without leave at Larkhill camp. Award 7 days cc and forfeiture of 6 days pay
22^nd July 1916	Egypt	Marched into 2^nd Divisional Details, Tel-el-Kabir
21^st July 1916	Egypt	Discharged to Tel-el-Kabir Convalescent Depot
17th July 1916 19^th July 1916	Egypt Egypt	Reported still in hospital (date of admission unknown) Absent without leave for four days while on active service. Award 4 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 4 days pay
10^th January 1916	Egypt	Discharged to base duties
5^th January 1916	Egypt	Admitted to 2^nd Auxiliary Hospital sick – diarrhoea
23^rd December 1915	Egypt	Discharged to base duties
15^th December 1915	Egypt	Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital Abbassia sick – dysentery, mild
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot