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BLANNIN-FERGUSON, Daryl Gardner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 688 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sandringham and Brighton State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Mornington District Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 688, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 688, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 688, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Ferguson and Kate Ferguson nee Blannin of 'Majors Hill', Mount Martha, Victoria
Brother of Acland Roy Blannin-Ferguson who was discharged from the AIF on 7 January 1916 to serve with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He later returned to Australia in 1921; brother of Lance Sisca Blannnin-Ferguson who was killed in action on 25 April 1915 while serving with the 7th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 28
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal