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FERGUSON, George Grant Gregory
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3710 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 22 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Aerated water manufacturer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 20. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3710, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 3710, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hessen embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 3710, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , SS Hessen, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement Driver, 3710, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3710 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Grant Gregory Ferguson was the son of John and Jane Ann Ferguson, of Brisbane St., Ipswich, Queensland.
His youngest brother, 2653 Private Vincent Alexander Ferguson 25th Battalion AIF had been returned to Australia in 1917 and died of wounds and illness in Ipswich on 2 June 1918.
George enlisted in Brisbane on 9 December 1914 and was placed in the 3rd Field Artillery as a driver. He served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, arriving in June 1915.
On 18 August 1916, he was mustered as a gunner in Pozieres, France and three days later he was killed in action.
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