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McPHERSON, Roger
(Service number 69417)

Aliases	Birth registered as Rodger
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	18 April 1893	Place of Birth	Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Michael Street, Masterton
Occupation	Bridge builder
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs D. McPHERSON (wife), York Street, Dannevirke
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	39th Reinforcements, B Company
Date	13 June 1918
Transport	Athenic
Embarked From		Destination	Liverpool, Merseyside, England

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Contractor

Death

Date	26 June 1958	Age	65 years
Place of Death	Masterton
Cause
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Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Roger McPherson was the son of Neil and Mary Ann (née McIntyre) McPherson. Roger was a brother of Peter, 38202, who also served in World War One and a cousin of Neil who served. His cousins Peter and Thomas also enlisted.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [02 May 2017]

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