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John Ross MacPherson

In memory of:

Captain John Ross MacPherson

August 26, 1918

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information

Son of Dougald and Sarah Macpherson, of Orangeville, Ontario. Brother of Lieutenant Donald S. Macpherson M.M., Lieutenant Ewart G. Macpherson and Lieutenant Douglas W. Macpherson M.C.

Commemorated on Page 465 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. I. 5.

Location:

Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of John Ross Macpherson– Captain J. Ross Macpherson, DSO, (top right) was depicted with his brothers in this illustrated plate from Vol. VI of the "Canada in the Great World War" series. These books reviewed Canada's achievements in the war and were published by United Publishers of Canada, Toronto, 1921.

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    Photo of John Ross Macpherson
    Photo of John Ross Macpherson – Captain J. Ross Macpherson, DSO, (top right) was depicted with his brothers in this illustrated plate from Vol. VI of the "Canada in the Great World War" series. These books reviewed Canada's achievements in the war and were published by United Publishers of Canada, Toronto, 1921.
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  • Press Clipping– Photograph published in the Toronto Star on September 5th, 1918.

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    Press Clipping
    Press Clipping – Photograph published in the Toronto Star on September 5th, 1918.
  • Monument– Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.

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    Monument
    Monument – Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker

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