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MCPHERSON, Werner Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2771 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 8 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 October 1952, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 13, Plot 44 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2771, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2771, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 2771, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2771, Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 23 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry in action... He kept his trench mortar in action under heavy hostile shell fire and succeeded in carrying out his task of wirecutting. He set a splendid example throughout. | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (thigh) | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Personal Stories
Marriage
Lt. Werner Henry McPherson MC married Patricia Maureen Livesay Henniker Mackay at the Parish Church in Heytesbury on 11 May 1918. Witnesses to the marriage included Lt. James Bernard Diamond and Captain (later Major) Henry James Gurd MC.
Submitted 8 November 2023 by Charles Hewat
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