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Captain WILLIAM McFARLANE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 January 1919

Age 44 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

Q. 232.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Ellen McFarlane; husband of Emily Harriet McFarlane, of 75, Vyner St., York. Born at Valetta, Malta.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR
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Buried or commemorated at

CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 2411
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