John Fraser MCPHERSON

MCPHERSON, John Fraser

Service Number: 274
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Queensland, Australia, 29 April 1873
Home Town: Marlborough, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Westwood, Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1917, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: South Rockhampton Cemetery
Plot: PR Row 39 Burial No 1825
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 274, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 274, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

John Fraser McPherson was born on 19 Apr 1873 in Queensland, a son to John McPherson and Janet McPherson (nee Fraser).