William Alfred MCLAREN

MCLAREN, William Alfred

    Service Numbers: 197, 304, 303, 1035
    Enlisted: 29 April 1902, Winton, Brisbane, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Winton, New Zealand, 10 May 1876
    Home Town: Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Stockman
    Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 January 1932, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 304, Queensland Mounted Infantry
    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 197, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 303, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
    4 Aug 1900: Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 303, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Slightly wounded at Ottoshoop 4 Aug 1900.
    21 Jun 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 303, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Embarked at Durban 9 May 1901 aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.
    29 Apr 1902: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 197, Winton, Brisbane, Qld.
    19 May 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 197, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked 19 May 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 22 Jun 1902.
    9 Aug 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 197, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked at Durban 28 Jun 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant arriving Brisbane 2 Aug 1902, disbanded 9 Aug 1902.

    World War 1 Service

    11 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1035, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Qld.
    2 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1035, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
    2 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1035, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
    2 Jun 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, 1035, 2nd Light Horse Regiment

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as William Arthur McLAREN.

    WILLIAM ALFRED MCLAREN, late of Samford. Farmer, died 4th January, 1932, at Brisbane.

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