 1893 - 1970 (77 years)
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| Name |
Edith May Smith |
| Born |
1893 |
Christchurrch, New Zealand  |
- Registration Number: 1893/853
Family Name: Smith
Given Name(s): Edith May
Mother's Given: Marie Frederica
Name(s) Father's Given: Alfred William
(Births, Deaths and Marriages Online, New Zealand Government)
Edith May MacPherson
Allister Ewen Macpherson
Alan Allister Macpherson (Son)
372 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Casualty
Service Number:
41211
Name:
Allister Ewen Macpherson
Rank:
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin:
Mrs E.M. Macpherson (wife), 372 Hereford Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motor salesman
Armed Force:
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
26 August 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death:
26
Conflict:
WW1
Embarkation Details
Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England
Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
Last Employer was A.W. Smith, Christchurch)
Son
Flying-Officer Alan Allister MACPHERSON ? 28 years - Mrs MacPherson, Christchurch (mother) [Son of Lt. Allister Ewen Macpherson and Edith May Macpherson, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand]
Flying Officer Alan Allister MACPHERSON (2323) of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Death of Death 1945-09-24 Age : 28 years.
Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
Aircraft Name: Dakota C-47B NZ 3526 Date of Crash: 24 Sep 45 Unit 40 Sqdn RNZAF Airfield /Crash Location , New Caledonia
Served in 40 Sqdn RNZAF
Burial/Commemoration Details : Panel 4. at Bourail Memorial, New Caledonia
More Details: SON OF LT. ALLISTER EWEN MACPHERSON AND EDITH MAY MACPHERSON, OF CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND.
Service Number:
2323
Name:
Alan Allister Macpherson
Rank:
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force:
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Cause of Death:
Accidental death on active service
Date of Death:
24 September 1945
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death:
28
Conflict:
WW2
Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Cemetery:
Bourail Memorial
Cemetery Reference:
Panel 4.
Cemetery Location:
New Caledonia
Online Cenotaph
Alan Allister Macpherson
Died 24 September 1945
PDF
Service number 294838 AWMM
NZ2323 AWMM
Armed force / branch Air Force AWMM
Last rank
Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 40 Squadron AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Flying Officer MACPHERSON, ALAN ALLISTER
Service Number 2323
Died 24/09/1945
Aged 28
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Son of Lt. Allister Ewen Macpherson and Edith May Macpherson, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Presbyterian marriage - Timaru. Alexander MACPHERSON, 35, married 16 March 1891 to Maria Gray, age 25.
Birth: Allister Ewen Macpherson was born to Maria and Alexander Macpherson in 1892.
He married Edith May Smith in 1916.
Lieutenant A.E. Macpherson, NZRB, embarked 12 June 1917 and died of wounds near Pas de Calais, France 26 August 1918. Serial No. 41211. NOK: Mrs E.M. Macpherson (wife), 372 Hereford Street, Linwood, Christchurch.
Edith May Smith - Macpherson from tree Stuart Family Tree
Record information.
Birth date/1893 city Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand
Marriage year New Zealand
Residence year city Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand
Death year city Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand
Record information.
Father given name surname
Mother given name surname
Spouse Allister Ewen McPHERSON (Macpherson) (1892-year)
Registration Number: 1892/2700
Family Name: Macpherson
Given Name(s: Allister Ewen
Mother's Given Name Maria
Name(s) Father's Given: Alexander
1892/2700
Press, 17 April 1918, Page 7
Lieutenant Allister Ewen Macpherson (wounded) is the only son of Mr Alexander Macpherson, Fields Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Christchurch. Lieutenant Macpherson who is 20 years of age, and is married, was born at Longburn, near Palmerston North, and received his education at the East Christchurch and West Christchurch Schools. After leaving school he was for a time in the employ of Messrs Butterworth Brothers, warehousemen, and afterwards he was a clerk with Messrs J. Montgomery and Co., seed merchants. Later he was in the employ of Messrs A. W. Smith and Son, as a sales agent. Lieutenant Macpherson left the Dominion as officer commanding "G'' Company of the 26th Reinforcements. Mr Macpherson has received a cable message from his son from a hospital in France, stating that his wound is not serious.
Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1918, Page 4
Lieutenant Allister McEwen Macpherson, killed in action on August 26, was the only son of Mr A. Macpherson, Director of Field Experiments for the South Island. Lieutenant Macpherson was an old Territorial, having earned his commission on April 15, 1912. He left New Zealand in command G Company of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements, and had seen about 15 months' service in France.
Allister Ewen MacPherson was born on 8 Jan 1892
Lieut Allister Ewen MacPherson
Birth unknown
Death 26 Aug 1918
Burial
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
Achiet-le-Grand, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot III. P. 27
Memorial ID 56388154 ·
Gravesite Details Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Died of wounds. Son of Alexander and Maria Macpherson, of Christchurch; husband of Edith May Macpherson, of 372 Hereford St., Christchurch, New Zealand. Age 26.
Timaru Herald, 24 March 1891, Page 2 MARRIAGES.
Macpherson-Gray. On the 16th March, at the residence of the bride, Otipua Road, by the Rev. W. Gillies, Alexander Macpherson, third son of the late William Macpherson, F.E.I.S., Strathtay, Perthshire, Scotland, to Maria, third daughter of the late Richard Gray, Leamington, Warwickshire, England.
Otago Witness 17 December 1891, Page 18
Mr Alexander Macpherson, late manager of the Land Company's Pareora Estate, has obtained the appointment of secretary to the Longburn Freezing Company, out of about 100 applicants.
Feilding Star, 9 October 1895, Page 2
Mr Alexander MacPherson has been appointed Official Liquidator of the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company.
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| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
17 Dec 1970 |
Christchurrch, New Zealand |
| Buried |
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Christchurch, Bew Zealand |
| Person ID |
I16375 |
Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen |
| Last Modified |
21 May 2020 |
| Father |
Alfred William Smith, b. Abt 1856, Gloster, England , d. 09 Jul 1930, Christchurch, New Zealand (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Mother |
Maria Fredericka Bundesen, b. Abt 1866 or 1863, Victoria, Australia , d. 05 Mar 1927, Christchurch, New Zealand (Age ~ 64 years) |
| Married |
10 Jan 1882 |
St. Mary's Church, Timaru, New Zealand |
- B.D.Ms. from the Timaru Herald 1882 [Papers Past, New Zealand]
SMITH- BUNDESEN: on the 10 January , at St. Mary's Church, Timaru,by the Rev. Thomas Flavel, Alfred William, second son of H.E.Smith, Gloster, England to Maria Fredericka, only daughter of B.P.Bundesen, Timaru. [B.D.m's from the Timaru Herald 1882.
Name: William Alfred Smith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1882
Event Place: New Zealand
Gender:
Spouse's Name: Maria Frederica Gotting
Spouse's Gender:
Registration Number: 1882/677
New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966
Registration Number: 1882/677
Bride's Given: Maria Frederica
Name(s) Bride's Family: Gotting
Name Groom's Given: Alfred William
Name(s) Groom's Family: Smith
Name
(Births, Deaths and Marriages Online, New Zealand Government)
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| Family ID |
F1350 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Allister Ewen/ McEwen MacPherson, b. 8 Jan 1892, Christchurch, New Zealand , d. 26 Aug 1918, France (Age 26 years) |
| Married |
1916 |
Christchurch, New Zezland |
- Registration Number: 1916/7671
Bride's Given: Edith May
Name(s) Bride's Family: Smith
Name Groom's Given: Allister Ewen
Name(s) Groom's Family: Macpherson
(Births, Deaths and Marriages Online, New Zealand Government)
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
19 May 2020 |
| Family ID |
F5859 |
Group Sheet |
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| Photos |
 | Edith May MacPherson
1892-17Dec 1970
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens,
477 Linwood Avenue
Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury
New Zealand
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