Regimental number | 14614 |
Place of birth | Violet Town, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o Mrs W. Luscombe, Violet Town, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W. Luscombe, Violet Town, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps Details |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 38520 Driver William Melton McPHERSON, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 3 October 1917. Transferred to Artillery Details, Larkhill, 10 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 January 1918; taken on strength, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 15 January 1918, and posted to 43rd Battery. Wounded in action, 16 October 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg); admitted to 41st Casualty Clearing Station, 17 October 1918; transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 21 October 1918; to England, 2 November 1918, and admitted to Devonport Military Hospital, 4 November 1918 (wound: severe); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 December 1918; discharged on furlough, 23 December 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoa', 28 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 8 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McPHERSON Donald Francis |