William FERGUSON

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Service Number:	1750
Enlisted:	4 January 1915, Ararat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lismore, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	McArthur State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II. Row A. Grave 1 (Coll.)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1750, Depot Battalion (AIF), Ararat, Victoria
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli, Turkey
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Wounded In Action -- Lone Pine, Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Admitted -- Casualty Clearing Station -- Bomb wound shoulder -- Gallipoli, Turkey
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1750, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1750 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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