The MacPhersons
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posted on 2024-06-05, 17:42 authored by Their Finest Hour Project TeamAlexander MacPherson was in the 8th Army in North Africa in the Royal Army Service Corp. He served in Torato (?) Italy with the 8th Army and was demobbed (?) in July 1946. He passed his driving test on 25/5/1940 just after Dunkirk. He was a driver from March 1942 in North Africa.
John MacPherson was known as "big jock" as he was six feet tall and 18 stone! He joined the filters’ role (?) in the Army Reserve (RE) at the age of 35 years on 29 July 1941. He was in Trieste in July 1945.
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The following have been photographed together and some as individual items 1. Soldiers pay book and service record 2. Trieste dock pass for John MacPherson 3. Transfer to Army Reserve document, December 1945 for John MacPherson 4. PO savings book 5. Pay slipsPerson the story/items relate to
Alexander MacPherson RASC John MacPherson REPerson who shared the story/items
Donald MacPhersonRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
Alexander was his father and John was his uncle.Type of submission
Shared at Duncansburgh Church Hall, Highlands on 27 September 2023. The event was organised by Lochaber Archive Centre and West Highland Museum.Record ID
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