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FERGUSON, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 709 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD Attestion paper has him as being assigned to the 15th Battalion at time of enlistment |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalhousie, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Graytown, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 44, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 709, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD Attestion paper has him as being assigned to the 15th Battalion at time of enlistment | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 709, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 709, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 709, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 709 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Ellen Ferguson of Graytown near Heathcote, Victoria
Next of kin given as A.E. Dellar of Kilcoy, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with the Army Service Corps, Remounts, and the Artillery
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