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FERGUSSON, Rupert Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 563 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Vic., 8 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Jerilderie, Jerilderie, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | University High School Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Matraville, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1983, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 563, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 563, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 563, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
RUPERT DONALD FERGUSSON, son of Mr. Ernest Fairchild Fergusson, of the Bank of Australasia, Jerilderie, and Mrs. Elizabeth Fergusson, was born in Melbourne on 8th January, 1894.
He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne, and joined the service of the Bank at Coolamon, on 3rd March, 1914.
He enlisted on 2nd September, 1914, and served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Flanders. He received promotion to the rank of sergeant, and having been wounded three times (in the chest, arm, hand and leg), was finally discharged on 19th July, 1917.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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