Regimental number | 4565 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stevedore labourer |
Address | 47 Heath Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Mrs M O Suffolk, 47 Heath Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Contingent, China (Boxer Rebellion). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Don: Mr W. McPHERSON, 398 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916; disembarked Egypt, 22 March 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19/20 July 1916. Now, 24 January 1917, reported 'Wounded and Missing, 19/20 July 1916'. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1970311: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McPHERSON Duncan
Red Cross file 1970311 |