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John Joseph McPHERSON

Regimental number2216
Place of birthWindsor, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaud Street, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret McPherson, Maud Street, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret MCPHERSON. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 March 1937
Age at death44
Place of burialNudgee Cemetery, Queensland

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