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MACPHERSON, James Riddell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Branxholme, Victoria, Australia., 19 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Branxholme, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1968, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Branxholme & District Roll of Honour WW1, Branxholme War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 21 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed at Anzac. | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Bomb wound left thigh and elbow | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. J MacPHERSON of Branxholme, Vic. He returned to hospital in England, having lost the use of his left arm.
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