Alfred Victor FERGUSON MM +Bar

FERGUSON, Alfred Victor

Service Number: 2144
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: Rose Park Congregational Church Great War Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour
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Peacetime

1 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia Australia

World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2144, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
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

World War 2 Service

Date unknown: Involvement AIF WW1

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2144, 27th Infantry Battalion
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.

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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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