Regimental number | 5096 |
Place of birth | Loch Victoria |
School | Loch, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Loch, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr D Ferrier, Loch, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row D, Grave No. 18), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Marion FERRIER. Native of Loch, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |