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Archibald Cluny Campbell Macpherson was born on 8 June 1910, the eldest son of Margaret (née McNeilly) and Archibald Macpherson. He was educated at Stowe School until 1928, where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps.
Archibald Macpherson entered Worcester College on 12 October 1928 and achieved 4th class honours in Jurisprudence in 1932. While at the College he served as an Officer Cadet in the Oxford University Officer Training Corps. Macpherson was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 19 July 1939. He was transferred to the 1st Battalion and joined them in Italy on 12 September 1944; he was appointed as Motor Transport Officer on 15 January 1945. On 14 January 1945 the battalion arrived at the 17th Brigade rest area at San Giovanni Alla Vena for rest and training. While they were there Captain Archibald Macpherson was killed in an accident on 4 February 1945. He was 34.
Archibald Macpherson is buried at Florence War Cemetery in Italy, and commemorated on the war memorials at Stowe School and Worcester College, Oxford.