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FERGUSON, Frederick James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1116 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Etaples, France, 27 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 16, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Rochester Circuit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 29th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1116, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1116, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 29th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Multiple SW to face and both eyes sustained at Flers. Evacuated to 1st Canadian General Hospital at Etaples however died of wounds 27 October 1916. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Parents: James McNeil and Caroline FERGUSON, Mackay Street, Rochester, Victoria
Brother: 3985 Pte Robert Pitts FERGUSON, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 7 February 1919.
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