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Frederick James FERGUSON

Regimental number1116
Place of birthPyramid Hill Victoria
SchoolState School, Rochester, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressRochester, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Ferguson, Rochester, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 October 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death27
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James McNeil and Caroline FERGUSON, Mackay Street, Rochester, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3985 Pte Robert Pitts FERGUSON, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 7 February 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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