John William (Jack) MCPHEE

MCPHEE, John William

Service Numbers: 766, 2367
Enlisted: 19 September 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Bell, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 1892
Home Town: Bell, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer, Stockman
Died: Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire,United Kingdom, 3 February 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire
Grave 175. INSCRIPTION - GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bell War Memorial, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 766, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 766, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 766, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2367, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2367, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
3 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion
3 Feb 1917: Involvement Private, 2367, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2367 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-03

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Death registered as

Deaths Mar 1917 McPhe John 24 Amesbury 5a 280

He was 25 and the son of John and Sarah McPhee, of Eagle Farm, Bell, Queensland.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 25 and the son of John and Sarah McPhee, of Eagle Farm, Bell, Queensland.

Death registered as ...................

Deaths Mar 1917  McPhe_ John 24 Amesbury 5a 280

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Private John William McPhee was born at Dalby Queensland in 1892. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 19th September, 1914 as a 22 year old Labourer from Bell, Queensland. He joined 15th Battalion on 7th May, 1915 & was wounded in action at Dardanelles & reported missing at Gallipoli on 17th May, 1915.

Private McPhee was admitted to Hospital at Alexandria with GSW to finger (slight). He was returned to AUstralia & returned to duty at Broadmeadows, Victoria in Reserves on 14th October, 1915. Private McPhee was reported as a Deserter on 21st November, 1915.

John McPhee re-enlisted under this name on 26th May, 1916 as a 24 year old Labourer from Bell. He arrived in ENgland on 10th January, 1917 & was admitted to Military Hospital at Devonport the same day. He was discharged on 15th January, 1917 to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire.

Private McPhee was AWL on 22nd January, 1917. He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 27th January, 1917 seriously ill with Pneumonia.
Private John McPhee died on 3rd February, 1917 from Pneumonia.

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