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280 MORAYSHIRE ROW, OF HONOUR
MacPHERSON, Donald Mackay. No. 372635, Pte., 8th City of London Post Office Rifles ;
born at Cummingston, 20th March, 1890 ; joined at Elgin, 9th Feb., 1916 ; served in France ;
received shell wound in left thigh, 19th Oct., 1918. Son of John and Helen MacPherson,
Cummingston. Occupation, postman.
MACPHERSON, Duncan A. No. 2408306, Pte., 60th Canadian Rifles ; born at Cawdor, 1st
Feb., 1893, residing in Morayshire during childhood ; joined at Regina, Canada, April, 1916 ;
served in France. Son of James and Isabella Macpherson, Broom of Moy, Forres. Occupa-
tion, blacksmith.
MACPHERSON, Duncan Mearns. 2nd Lieut., 2 /6th Seaforths, West Riding Regt., and Durham
LI- ; born at Elgin, 28th April, 1887 ; joined at Victoria, B.C., August, 1914 ; served in
France ; awarded Military Medal ; invalided, suffering from shell shock. Son of the Rev.
R. and Catherine D. Macpherson, The Manse, Elgin. Occupation, bank clerk.
MACPHERSON, George. No. 27683, Pte., Royal Scots ; born at Glenlivet, 14th Aug., 1876 ;
residing in Morayshire ; joined at Edinburgh, 16th Oct., 1916 ; served in France. Son of
George Macpherson, Glenlivet, Banffshire, and Margaret Lamb or Macpherson. Occupation,
greenkeeper.
MACPHERSON, George Cook. Chaplain (Capt.), 2nd Highland Eight Inf. ; born at The Manse,
Newton-on-Ayr., Ayr, nth March, 1880 ; joined in 1896 ; served in South Africa, Egypt,
France, Mesopotamia and India ; contracted malaria and invalided home. Son of the Rev.
Robert and Catherine D. Macpherson, The Manse, Elgin. Occupation, chaplain to the
forces.
MacPHERSON, Harry. No. H2I, Pte., 1st Btn., Seaforth Highlanders; born at Grantown-
on-Spey, 7th June, 1889 ; joined at Inverness, 22nd April, 1908 ; served in China, India and
France ; wounded, resulting in compound fracture of right arm ; awarded Mons Star, 1914.
Son of John(deceased) and Jemima MacPherson. Occupation, regular soldier.
MACPHERSON, James. Mate, H.M.D. " Embrace " ; bom at Hopeman, 8th Sept., 1874 ;
joined at Inverness, 28th March, 1915 ; served in Home Waters. Son of William Macpherson,
Hopeman, and Isabella M. Sutherland or Macpherson. Occupation, fisherman.
MACPHERSON, James. No. 266198, Sgt., 4th (Res.) and 3,/6th Seaforth Highlanders ; born at
Hallowood, by Elgin, 25th Sept., 1895 ; joined at Elgin, June, 1915 ; served Overseas ;
wounded, right arm partly disabled. Son of James and Annie Macpherson, 55, Moss Street,
Elgin. Occupation, gamekeeper.
MACPHERSON, John Cook. 2nd Lieut, nth Gordons, att. 1st Gordons ; born at Elgin,
30th Jan., 1886 ; joined at Edinburgh, Sept., 1914 ; served in France ; killed near Loos, 25th
Sept., 1915. Son of the Rev. R. and Catherine D. Macpherson, The Manse Elgin. Occupa-
tion, solicitor.
MACPHERSON, Maecoem Munro. Capt., 2/6th Seaforths, att. Durham Lt. Inf. and West
Riding Regt. ; born at Elgin, 30th Jan., 1892 ; joined 1914 ; served in France ; slightly
wounded. Son of the Rev. R. and Catherine D. Macpherson, The Manse, Elgin. Occupation,
student at University.
MacPHERSON, Philip. No. 1206, Platelayer, No. 6 Civilian Railway Coy. ; born at Elgin,
22nd July, 1880 ; joined at Aberdeen, 21st March, 1917 ; served in France. Son of
Philip MacPherson and Eliza Nicol or MacPherson (both deceased). Occupation,
platelayer.
MACPHERSON, Richard. No. 2022, Pte., 6th Black Watch, 51st Div. ; born at Cromdale,
12th Jan., 1894 ; joined at Perth, 4th Sept., 1914 ; served in France ; killed, 5th March, 1916.
Son of John and Annie Macpherson, Cromdale. Occupation, clerk.
MACPHERSON, Thomas. No. 204039, Gnr., R.G.A. ; born at Newtonmore, Kingussie, 9th
Feb., 1899, residing in Morayshire for the last twenty years ; joined at Nairn, 6th March,
1918 ; served in France. Son of Andrew and Christina Macpherson, Spey Bank, Cromdale.
Occupation, wood cutter.