McPHERSON, James Grant
(Service number 80018)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 March 1898 | Place of Birth | County Sligo or County Mayo, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of P. A. Elworthy, Gordons Valley | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. McPHERSON (father), Cross Street, Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 42nd Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 March 1982 | Age | 84 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Grant McPherson was the son of Scottish born Alexander McPherson and Irish born agnes Davidson. He was educated at Crossmolina School in Ireland until the family came to New Zealand and he entered Waimataitai School, Timaru in 1912. In 1925 he married Elsie Transvaal Turner.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 December 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [17 December 2018]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Asburton Council) [17 December 2018]; refer Timaru Herald, 15 January 1919 (Papers Past) [17 December 2018]
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