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FERGUSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3388 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3388, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3388, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3388 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Reid Ferguson, 'Tiverton', Castle Street, Parkside, South Australia
LATE PTE. CHARLES FERGUSON.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ferguson, of Tiverton, Castle street, Parkside, have been notified that their younger son, Charles, was killed in action in France on October 12. Pte. Ferguson, who was 21 years of age, left with infantry reinforcements last February. He was a man of great promise, an accomplished musician, and a deep student of literature. Prior to enlistment he was in the service of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, and he was a member of Stow Memorial Church Choir.
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