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William Guy Macpherson

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Ponsonby Lodge Onehunga Masonic Hall Roll of Honour, 1939-1945. Image provided by John Halpin 2014, CC BY John Halpin 2014

Ponsonby Lodge Onehunga Masonic Hall Roll of Honour, 1939-1945. Image provided by John Halpin 2014, …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Guy AWMM
  • Surname
    Macpherson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    7893 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 December 2001 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    3 December 1918 Public - Gwyn - Child - 2 February 2017 - Birth certificate
  • Place of birth
    Milton, Otago Public - Gwyn - Child - 2 February 2017 - Confidence in adversity, a biography of Guy Macpherson, written by Dr Reynold Macpherson
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Box 34 Awanui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Gwyn - Child - 2 February 2017 - Ibid
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr A.S. Macpherson,(father) R.D. Kaitaia. New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    7893 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Engineer/Military AWMM
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 August 2001 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Scottish Masonic Centre, 59 Grey St, Onehunga, Auckland 1061 AWMM

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  • Dear Dad, You are gone but not forgotten. Every day I am reminded of you by your painting. Your proud service history and cool wisdom gives me inspiration and guidance when I need it. You would be extremely proud of all us boys and the very unique lives we are leading. Husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather; you were the lynch pin of the family which has not been the same since your passing. I love you so much and wish you could have met your wonderful grandson Henry.
    Public - Gwyn - Child - 2 June 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 1: WW2 118 AWMM

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02 February 2017GwynPalmerston North, New ZealandChild

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