FERGUSSON, Neil Wilfred
| Service Number: | SX10846 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wellington Road Public School |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver / Wool Buyer |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 14 June 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jan 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10846, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park | |
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| 7 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 7 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10846 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Percy Duncan and Alice Emily Fergusson of Prosser Avenue, Norwood, SA.
Husband of Ronda Isabella FERGUSSON of 16 Formby Street, Hilton, SA.
Married and residing at 70 East Parade, Kensington when he enlisted at the age of 27, Neil was educated at Wellington Road Public School and followed all outdoor sports. In civilian life he belonged to a wool-buying agency, and at the time of enlistment in January 1941 he was acting as a wool buyer. He trained at Woodside and spent 6 months at Alice Springs. Left Melbourne in November 1941 for Malaysia and fought through this campaign. He was reported missing in Malaya and taken prisoner of war where he died from Malaria.
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