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FERGUSSON, Maurice Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 334, VX23 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, 3rd Battery. |
| Last Rank: | Brigadier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pymble, NSW, Australia, 27 September 1975, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 334, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Battery. | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 334, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 334, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 334, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 334, To France | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 334, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Merris (France), G.S.W. right side. | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Field promotion | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 11 Jan 1919: | Honoured Military Cross and bar, Villers-Bretonneux, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 334 |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Oct 1939: | Enlisted VX23, Previous service as Lieutenant, SN. 334, AIF WW1. | |
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| 19 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Brigadier, VX23 | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Transferred 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Lt. Colonel, Commanding Officer 2/17 Bn. | |
| 19 Dec 1944: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order | |
| 16 Oct 1945: | Discharged VX23, Posting at discharge - BRIGADIER, HQ 8 AUST INF BDE |
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