| Surname: | MacPherson |
| Initials: | C |
| Rank: | Acting Sergeant |
| Army Number: | P/3127 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 2/7/1916. He enlisted in the MFP 19/5/16 age 37 years, occupation Town Officer, home address: 18 Strathmore Street, Bridgend, Perth. Attested 29/11/15, Army Reserve 30/11/15 to 17/5/16, home 18/5/16 to 1/7/16, BEF 2/7/16 to 22/8/19, Home 23/8/19 to 20/9/19, class Z reserve 21/9/19. 5/7/16 Abbeville, 24/7/16 Beauval, 11/9/16 5 Army, 13/7/17 Canda, 20/7/17 Abbeville, 1/8/18 Trouville, 10/2/19 Dieppe, 4/4/19 Calais. A/Sgt 16/7/19. Charles MacPherson Extract from the Dundee Evening Telegraph, 16/9/1919. Mr Charles Macpherson one of the Perth City officers, has been "demobbed." He was a Sergeant in the Military Foot Police in various parts of France, frequently at advanced positions. Twice mentioned in dispatches for meritorious service. On one occasion Sgt MacPherson then a Corporal, was escorting by train two Australian soldiers where his prisoners when they sprang from the moving train, and attempted to escape. Sgt MacPherson leapt from the train in their pursuit, and succeeded in capturing both. |
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| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 30445 Page: 13492 Dec. 24, 1917) |
| Citation: | France & Flanders. L/Cpl (A/Cpl). |