1892 - 1918 (26 years)
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Name |
Allister Ewen/ McEwen MacPherson |
Born |
8 Jan 1892 |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
- Registration Number: 1892/2700
Family Name: Macpherson
Given Name(s): Allister Ewen
Mother's Given
Name(s) Father's Given: Alexander
(Births, Deaths and Marriages Online, New Zealand Government)
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Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Aug 1918 |
France |
- 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.
Lieutenant Allister Ewen Macpherson
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Date of death: 26/08/1918 (aged 26)
Cemetery: ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Son of Alexander and Maria Macpherson, of Christchurch; husband of Edith May Macpherson, of 372, Hereford St., Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Buried |
Achiet-le-Grand, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
- 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.
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Person ID |
I16378 |
Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen |
Last Modified |
20 May 2020 |
Father |
Alexander MacPherson, b. 18 Sep 1855, Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 28 Aug 1940, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Maria Gray, b. Abt 1864?, Cubbington, Warwickshire, England , d. 26 Aug 1945, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand (Age ~ 81 years) |
Married |
24 Mar 1891 |
Timaru, South Island, New Zealand |
- 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.
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Family ID |
F5860 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Edith May Smith, b. 1893, Christchurrch, New Zealand , d. 17 Dec 1970, Christchurrch, New Zealand (Age 77 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 |
 | Lieut Allister Ewen MacPherson. 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. |
 | Lieutenant A.E. Macpherson Lieutenant
Allister Ewen Macpherson
Lieutenant MACPHERSON, ALLISTER EWEN
Service Number 41211
Died 26/08/1918
Aged 26
2nd Bn. 3rd
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Son of Alexander and Maria Macpherson, of Christchurch; husband of Edith May Macpherson, of 372, Hereford St., Christchurch, New Zealand.
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