FERGUSON, Thomas Charles
| Service Number: | 4207 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wondalga, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelong, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4207, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4207, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4207, 54th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4207 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Thomas Charles FERGUSON, (Service Number 4207) born in Wondalga, near Adelong, NSW, in 1893, joined the NSWGR as a junior porter at Illabo in 1911. In 1913 he was allotted to the Junee District, and in 1914 promoted to porter. In August 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Cootamundra.
Between 19 and 20 July he was wounded in action in Franceand was admitted to a casualty clearing station on 22 July, where he died the following day. He was buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery.
Submitted 1 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas Charles FERGUSON (Service Number 4207) was born in Wondalga, near Adelong, NSW, in 1893. He joined the NSW Government Railways as a junior porter at Illabo in 1911. In 1913 he was allotted to the Junee District, and in 1914 promoted to porter.
In August 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Cootamundra.
He embarked from Sydney in December 1915. He travelled first to Egypt, where he was hospitalised for a fortnight with mumps. He rejoined his unit at the end of March 1916. He was sent to France, where he landed at the end of June. Between 19th and 20th July he was wounded in action and was admitted to a casualty clearing station on 22nd July. He died the following day. He was buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery. His widowed mother was granted a war pension.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board