| Regimental number | 7/1641 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Geraldine, South Canterbury |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Woodbury, South Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Norman McPherson, Woodbury, South Canterbury |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Field Troop, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No 344), Cairo, Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Norman McPherson and Janet McPherson. Born at Geraldine |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Seventh |