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MCPHERSON, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5023 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Blackboy Hill |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Uralla, New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1982 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1958 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5023, Blackboy Hill | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5023, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5023, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5023, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5023, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Imprisoned Loos, France - Repatriated to England 22 November 1918 | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 5023 |
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