FERGUSON, George William
| Service Number: | 3062 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Joseph's Catholic College Sydney, Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Marine Cadet |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval II A 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3062, 17th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3062, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3062, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3062, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3062 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-10-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Alexander and Victoria Elizabeth Ferguson, of 69, George St., Sydney.
THESE ARE THE ROADS THEY TROD THEY WHO ARE AWAY WITH GOD
SAPPER G. W. FERGUSON.—Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ferguson, of George-street North, have been advised that their son. Sapper George William Ferguson. was killed in action in France, on October 25, 1916. He served in Egypt prior to going to France. He enlisted in 1915, at the age of 18 years, and prior to enlistment was an apprentice on the A.U.S.N. Company’s Levuka. His brother, the late Lieut. J S. Ferguson, also a Fort Street boy, of the Engineers, died from wounds received in action in France, in July last.
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