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WOTHERSPOON, John Arthur Ferguson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1210 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 November 1915, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row D, Grave 10, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrogin War Memorial, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1210, Place of enlistment - Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 3 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1210, Mining Corps | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 1210, Mining Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Sydney | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 7 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1210, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1210 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-01-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Arthur Ferguson WOTHERSPOON was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1891
His parents were Gavin WOTHERSPOON & Sophia FERGUSON
John first arrived in Australia on 21st February, 1911 via Fremantle, Western Australia on the ship Otranto
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