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Macpherson, James Robert (262)

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Place of Birth: Fitzroy, VIC

Age: 21 years 8 months

Enlistment Details: Saturday, 15 August 1914 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 262 view online service record

Address:
‘Drill Hall’, Sturt Street
South Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Robert Macpherson (father)
‘Drill Hall’, Sturt Street
South Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Sunday, 21 March 1915
Discharged: Wednesday, 7 July 1915

J R MacPherson is included on the Bridge Street Presbyterian Honour Boards.

Brother J R MacPherson is included on the Port Melbourne branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society (PAFS) Roll of Honour.

1917 ‘PORT P.A.F.S.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 20 January, p. 3. , viewed 05 Sep 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88370019

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