Joseph McPherson (1893-1917)
From New Kyo, served in 1st/8th DLI, killed in action at Arras
Joseph McPherson, the son of James and Nancy Ann McPherson, was born in Escomb, Bishop Auckland in 1893. He had three brothers and two sisters and by 1911 the family had moved to New Kyo where he worked as a pony putter in a coal mine. He joined the 1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry at Consett. Lance Corporal McPherson was killed in action on 24 April 1917 during at the Battle of Arras. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in France; in the Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance; and two memorials in Annfield Plain.
Civil Parish: Kyo
Birth date: 16-Feb-1893
Death date: 24-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 12 California, Escomb, County Durham (1901 census)
Bearpark, County Durham (National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914)
34 Hedley Terrace, New Kyo, Annfield Plain (1911 census)
Education: Escomb (National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914)
Sept 1901 Bishop Auckland, Bishop Barrington, Boys Church Of England School, Bearpark (National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914)
Employment: Coal miner – Pony putter (1911 census)
Family: Father: James McPherson
Mother: Nancy Ann McPherson (Nee Williamson)
Siblings: Malcolm, John, George, Elizabeth & Jane Ann McPherson
Military service:
Enlisted at Consett in 1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Service numbers 8/4101 & 301064
Lance Corporal
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Annfield Plain Cenotaph 1914-1918
Annfield Plain United Methodist Church Organ & 1914-198 Plaque
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
