FERGUSON, Alfred Victor
| Service Number: | 2144 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dulwich South Australia Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dulwich, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Memorials: | Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
Peacetime
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2144, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2144, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
Peacetime
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1 |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2144, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
History
2144 Sergeant Alfred Victor Fergusson, 27th BATTALION AIF. (Name spelt on Embarkation Roll as Ferguson).
Salesman, of Dulwich, South Australia,
Enlisted 1 June 1915 aged 21 years 7 months,
Embarked with 4th Reinforcements, 27 Bn, 21 Sept 1915,
Joined unit on Gallipoli 29 Dec 1915,
Wounded in France 4 August 1916,
Promoted to Sergeant in May 1917,
Awarded MM 2 July 1917, and second award (bar) 31 October,
Commissioned as 2/Lieut May 1918, promoted to Lieut Sept 1918,
Returned to Australia 31 May 1919,
Enlisted for WW2 service in 1940, aged 46.
Ended war as Captain in 4th Military District Recruiting Staff.
Submitted 19 March 2013 by MindVision Interactive
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
2144 Sergeant Alfred Victor Fergusson, 27th BATTALION AIF. (Name spelt on Embarkation Roll as Ferguson).
Salesman, of Dulwich, South Australia,
Enlisted 1 June 1915 aged 21 years 7 months,
Embarked with 4th Reinforcements, 27 Bn, 21 Sept 1915,
Joined unit on Gallipoli 29 Dec 1915,
Wounded in France 4 August 1916,
Promoted to Sergeant in May 1917,
Awarded MM 2 July 1917, and second award (bar) 31 October,
Commissioned as 2/Lieut May 1918, promoted to Lieut Sept 1918,
Returned to Australia 31 May 1919,
Enlisted for WW2 service in 1940, aged 46.
Ended war as Captain in 4th Military District Recruiting Staff.
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