Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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George Webster MacFarlane
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1894
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 160606
- Rank: Chief Petty Officer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M. Submarine E-3
- Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
- Place of Death: Lost at sea, Ems Bay, Germany
- Age at Death: 39
- Date of Death: 19/10/1914
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea Common, Hampshire
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 1.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Strathmartine, Dundee
- Address: 57 St George's Square, Portsmouth.
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Devina MacFarlane
- Father:
Alexander MacFarlane
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Violet H MacFarlane, 57 St George’s Square, Portsmouth and The Bell Inn, West Cowes, Isle of Wight.
- Children:
More about George Webster MacFarlane
George W MacFarlane was born in Strathmartine, Dundee and was the son of Mr Alexander and Mrs Devina MacFarlane later of Stirling. He was the husband of Mrs Violet H MacFarlane, 57 St George’s Square, Portsmouth and The Bell Inn, West Cowes, Isle of Wight. He joined the Royal Navy in 1894 and trained onboard HMS Impregnable, Ganges and Caledonia. During his career he served onboard several HM Ships including Tourmaline, Acteon, Duke of Wellington, Arethusa and Royal Arthur. In 1911 he transferred to the submarine service. HM Submarine E3 was sunk by the German submarine U-27 in Ems Bay, Germany in the first sinking of one submarine by another. George MacFarlane is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common, Hampshire.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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