MACPHERSON, Geoffrey Hugh
| Service Number: | 5219 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915, Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundella, NSW, 31 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Knox College North Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I A 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates, Tamworth Methodist Church Memorial Tablet |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5219, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5219, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5219, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
GEOFFREY HUGH MACPHERSON, son of Mr. Donald and Mrs. Emily Florence Macpherson, was born at Bundella on 31st December, 1897. He was educated at Knox College, North Sydney, and joined the service of the Bank at Tamworth on 29th November, 1914.
Enlisting in September, 1915, he embarked in April, 1916, on the “Mackarini” with the 16th Reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion. Joining his unit in France later in the year, he remained with them until his death on 3rd November, 1916, when he was killed by shell-fire while having his lunch with several of his comrades in a dug-out at Flers. He was buried the same afternoon in the Military cemetery at Flers.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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