Regimental number | 2298 |
Place of birth | Birregurra Victoria |
School | Camperdown, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Karangah Park, Poowong, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Ferguson, Karangah Park, Poowong, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot VII, Row L, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: WIlliam and Alice FERGUSON, Warragul, Victoria. Native of Dean's March, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |