John FERGUSON

Regimental number24/138
Date of birth18 November 1893
Place of birthWaitaki, Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPloughman
AddressMosgiel
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 7"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Haigh, Mosgiel
Previous military serviceServed in the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date30 May 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Brother: Mr D. Ferguson, Warrington, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right hand), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 9 General Hospital, 23 September 1916; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 23 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 24 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 November 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 10 December 1916.

Promoted Corporal, 9 February 1917.

Promoted Sergeant, 18 April 1917.

Detached to Grenade School, 30 April 1917; rejoined unit, 7 May 1917.

Detached to Divisional Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21002566