MCPHEE, John Claude
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Talbot, Victoria, 5 October 1875 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Grenville College, Ballarat; Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Clergyman, St. Peter's Parish |
| Died: | Balwyn North, Victoria, 8 May 1954, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 3A, Niche 126 |
| Memorials: | North Adelaide St Peters Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour WW1, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
Mr J. C. McPhee, O.B.E.,
Deputy Commissioner of Repatriation in Victoria. He was educated at Grenville College, Ballarat, and at Melbourne University. Prior to the war he was a member of the Presbyterian ministry and during the war he served as chaplain in France and Gallipoli. He became a Special Magistrate for War Pensions in 1917, secretary to the Repatriation Commission in 1920, and he has been Deputy Commissioner for Repatriation and War Pensions in Victoria since 1926.
"New Year Honours: the Australian List - Eight New Knights," The West Australian, Monday 2 January 1939.
Submitted 7 December 2015 by Elsa Reuter
Biography contributed
Biography written by Lauren Hutchinson, Charles Campbell College SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2015 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.
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