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William John FERGUSON

Regimental number5086
Place of birthStawell Victoria
SchoolRoman Catholic, Stawell, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
AddressDimboola, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinSister, Miss M Ferguson, Dimboola, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death25
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 14), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Catherine FERGUSON. Native of Stawell, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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