Regimental number | 63774 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Sutherland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G McPherson, Oak Street, Sutherland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (4 years); 38th Infantry; 28th Australian Light Horse (3 years, still serving) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 35 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | afld Arty |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John ) Churchyard (Plot 5, Row F, Grave No. 5), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 22 |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Sydney, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 11 August 1918; marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 12 August 1918. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 18 August 1918 (tonsillitis); marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Heytesbury, 28 August 1918. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 18 October 1918 (pneumonia, seriously ill). Died, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 21 October 1918 (influenza, and pneumonia). Buried, St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, 26 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McPHERSON Cecil John |