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MCPHERSON, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6152, 86192 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1915, Enlisted Liverpool Camp NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
| Born: | Buangor via Ararat Victoria , 23 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Buangor, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Buangor State School |
| Occupation: | Farrier/Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Ararat Victoria , 20 January 1927, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Buangor Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Buangor Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6152, 15th Army Service Corps, Enlisted Liverpool Camp NSW | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement 6152, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked 6152, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier, 28th Australian Army Service Corps Company (AIF), Transferred to Unit Egypt ex reinforcement’s Australia | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Farrier, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred ex 28th ASC Egypt | |
| 15 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Transferred to Unit in the field France | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred to 55th Battery AFA | |
| 2 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 6152, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 2MD Sydney on HT Berrima for discharge ( ex 1915 personnel). | |
| 16 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith Corporal, 6152, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged 2MD Sydney termination Period of Enlistment | |
| 8 Aug 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 86192, Special Services AIF, Enlisted for Guard Duty to UK for foreign nationals. | |
| 18 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 86192, Special Services AIF, Discharged at Fremantle ex Sea Transport HT Fredericksburg. Illegally absent from 6th March 1920 |
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Two periods of service
6152 14th Field Artillery Brigade / Egypt and France 1916-1918
86192 Private Special Service AIF /Guard- Sea Transport Service 1919-1920.