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John Samuel MacPherson

In memory of:

Stoker 1st Class John Samuel MacPherson

November 8, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

V/1484

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.S. Walney

Additional Information

Born:

June 21, 1918
Calendonia, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

January 21, 1941
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Son of Samuel William and Mary Ann MacPherson, of Caledonia, Prince Edward Island.

Brother of Seaman Lester Brehaut MacPherson, who died while serving with the Canadian Merchant Navy.

Commemorated on Page 93 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY (ORAN)
Algeria

Grave Reference:

Plot E. Row B. Grave 30.

Location:

Oran is an important seaport on the Algerian coast. LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Oran, about 4 kilometres from the Place Foch, in the centre of the town. The entrance is on the Avenue de Sidi Chami, where the road forks right to the Le Petit Lac. The United Kingdom and Commonwealth war plot lies about 180 metres from the entrance, on the right of the main path. The Cemetery Register is kept in the toolshed.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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  • Photo 2 of John Samuel MacPherson– John S. MacPherson in navy uniform circa 1940

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    Photo 2 of John Samuel MacPherson – John S. MacPherson in navy uniform circa 1940

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