Bannerman Allen (Sandy) FERGUSON

FERGUSON, Bannerman Allen

    Service Number: 6766
    Enlisted: 20 October 1916, Enlisted in the AIF at Brisbane, Queensland.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Woodhill, Queensland, Australia, 8 January 1891
    Home Town: Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Teamster
    Died: Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia., 4 May 1965, aged 74 years
    Cemetery: Gleneagle RC Cemetery, Qld
    Memorials: Beaudesert War Memorial, Woodhill War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in the AIF at Brisbane, Queensland.
    17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
    17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    4 Sep 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Promoted from Private to Lance Corporal while in France, 04/09/1918
    18 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", The first day of Monash’s attack on the Hindenburg Line. GSW to the right arm, near Jeancourt. One of the AIFs 1000 casualties on that day. The wound was severe and he was invalided back to England, and then Australia in 1919 for discharge.
    27 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion
    26 Sep 2017: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6766, 15th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Battle of Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Shrapnel wound to the neck. Hospitalised somewhere in France. Rejoined 15th Battalion 23/10/17.
    Date unknown: Involvement AIF WW1, 6766, Service... 2 year 160 days Service abroad... 2 years 102 days

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