Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Paymaster-Lieutenant

Awarded on:

October 7th, 1942

"For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy as a Coast Watcher in action against enemy forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during the period from 1 May 1942 to 1 October 1942. (A complete citation of the actions for which award to this officer is cannot be published at this time for reasons of a military secrecy).
NOTE: No evidence of a subsequent complete citation is available. Paymaster-Lieutenant MacFarlan was a Coast Watcher (Project Ferdinand). He manned an outpost on Gold Ridge overlooking Lunga Point on Guadalcanal for the period specified in his citation, reporting daily on Japanese activity."

Headquarters: South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 41