William George FERRIE

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FERRIE, William George

Service Number:	5252
Enlisted:	30 December 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Melbourne, Vic., 1886
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Pneumonia, Fremantle, WA, Australia, 25 June 1917
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Presbyterian Mon EE 0166, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5252, 7th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5252, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5252, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Pte. William G. Ferrie was wounded in the battle at the Somme and was invalided home. While returning he contracted pneumonia and died at Fremantle. He was the husband of C. A. Ferrie, 100 Paisley street, Footscray. He joined the 7th Battalion in 1915. Prior to enlistment he worked at Andrew Jack, Dyson and Co.'s, printers. He was 31 years old at the time ot his death. This, taking place so near home, makes the circumstances particularly sad.

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