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Alexander John McPherson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 30), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 30), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander John AWMM
  • Surname
    McPherson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 10507 AWMM
    • WWII 807130 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 John McPherson (father), 30 North Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Motor Mechanic/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      15 July 1942 AWMM
    • WW2
      15 July 1942 AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alexander McPherson was the son of John and Emma Julia McPherson, of Studholme Junction, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Jean M. McPherson, of Timaru, Canterbury. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 March 1943 AWMM
    Age 50 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Timaru Cemetery, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM 313M AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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