Regimental number | 1116 |
Place of birth | Pyramid Hill Victoria |
School | State School, Rochester, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Rochester, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, James Ferguson, Rochester, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Etaples 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 connections | Brother: 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 |