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FERGUSON, Hamilton Cleophane
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6942 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Duverney, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ginchy, Somme, France, 31 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot V1, Row Q, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads:Once brightest hopes now sad memories , Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6942, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6942, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6942, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, In the field | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, In the field | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement Bombardier, 6942, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6942 awm_unit: 22nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1916-12-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel and Ada Eliza Ferguson of "Garrell', Glen Era Road, Caulfield, Victoria.
Residential address at the time of enlistement was 'Clemister' Duveruney, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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