Regimental number | 7305 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
School | The Southport School, Southport, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Abbotsford, Ennoggera, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Ferguson, Abbotsford, Ennoggera, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 9), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James I. and Jean Abbott FERGUSON, Abbotsford, Enoggera, Brisbane. Native of Brisbane, Queensland. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [87] Lt Hector James Abbott FERGUSON MC & Bar, 1st Divisional Signal Company, killed in action, 21 October 1917; 7471 Sergeant Malcolm Abbott FERGUSON, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918; 35681 Gunner Norman Abbott FERGUSON, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |