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Ronald Samuel McPherson 1915–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1915

Birth Location: Terowie, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt

Father: Francis Mcpherson

Mother: Ethel Dawson

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In 1915, Ronald Samuel McPherson entered the world in Terowie, South Australia, Australia, born to Francis Lionel Mcpherson And Ethel Gladys Dawson. Ronald Samuel McPherson passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Ronald Samuel McPherson entered the world in Terowie, South Australia, Australia, born to Francis Lionel Mcpherson And Ethel Gladys Dawson.
  • Ronald Samuel McPherson passed away in 1942 in El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Ronald McPherson's Ancestors

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Ronald McPherson
1915–1942
Birth Place: Terowie, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Francis Lionel Mcpherson
1884–1950
Exeter, South Australia, Australia
Ethel (Gladys) Dawson
1894–1969
Yelta, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Samuel (James) Bagshaw
1848–1921
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Harriet Meyer
1858–1919
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John McPherson
1821–1866
Betsey Geyer
1824–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McPherson
1793–1870
Mary McFie
1795–1870

Ronald McPherson's Timeline

3 Records

1915
21 May 1915
Birth of Ronald Samuel McPherson in Terowie, South Australia, Australia
Terowie, South Australia, Australia
1942
17 Jul 1942
Age 27
Death of Ronald Samuel McPherson in Egypt
Egypt
1942
1942
Age 27
Burial of Ronald Samuel McPherson in El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt
El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1915
    Event Place: Terowie, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, South Australia Indexes to Birth 1907-1916
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1942
    Event Place: Egypt
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, South Australia Indexes to Death 1941-1945
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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