Name |
Archibald MacPherson |
Born |
17 Sep 1889 |
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
9 Aug 1915 |
Chanuk Bair, Turkey |
- Name: McPHERSON, ARCHIBALD
Initials: A
Nationality: New Zealand
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
Date of Death: 09/08/1915
Service No: 8/939
Additional information: Son of Mrs. J. C. McPherson, of Ardgowan East, Oamaru.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 16.
Memorial: CHUNUK BAIR (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
Full Name Archibald McPherson
Rank Last Held Private
Forename(s) Archibald
Surname McPherson
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 8/939
First Known Rank Private
Next of Kin Mrs J.C. McPherson (mother), Ardgowan, Oamaru, New Zealand
Marital Status Single
Enlistment Address 215 Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Military District Canterbury
Body on Embarkation Main Body
Embarkation Unit Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date 16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 5 HMNZT 9
Vessel Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll 473
Last Unit Served Otago Infantry Battalion
Place of Death Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death 9 August 1915
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Killed in action
Archives NZ source Military personnel file
Sources Used Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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Archibald McPherson In 1919 locals planted 400 oak trees in North Otago, one for every serviceman from the district killed during the war. They were planted in the form of a wheel, the hub being in central Oamaru, and radiating out both north and south into the countryside (where they were planted at one-mile intervals). Where possible, the oaks were planted near the home of the serviceman they commemorated. |
Siblings |
14 siblings |
1. Isabella MacPherson, b. 14 Nov 1874, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand , d. 30 Aug 1946, Waitati, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand , m. George William Stringer (1898) | |
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5. Donald MacPherson, b. 25 Dec 1880, Gibbstown, Otago, New Zealand , d. 9 Jun 1930, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand | |
6. John MacPherson, b. Abt 1884, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand , d. Yes, date unknown | |
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9. Archibald MacPherson, b. 30 Sep 1888, Macetown, Otago, New Zealand , d. 30 Sep 1888, Macetown, Otago, New Zealand | |
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12. Annie MacPherson, b. 22 Oct 1896, Weston, Oamaru, New Zealand , d. 24 Apr 1897, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand | |
13. Hector MacPherson, b. 7 May 1899, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand , d. 7 May 1899, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand | |
14. Mary MacPherson, b. 28 Dec 1903, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand , d. 28 Dec 1903, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand | |
Ancestors |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
MacPherson (3 x Great Grandfather) Virginia Jane Satterley, b. 13 Mar 1855, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , d. 3 Apr 1930, Ardgowan, Oamaru, New Zealand (Age 75 years) (Mother) |
Person ID |
I1981 |
Clark |
Last Modified |
28 Sep 2011 |