Regimental number | 6/3700 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Invercargill |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T Ferguson, Bowmont Street, Invercargill |
Previous military service | Nil |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane Ferguson, 49 Bowmont Street, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 8 March 1916. Embarked for France, 7 April 1916. Found guilty, 19 August 1916, of being absent without leave from roll call, 17 August 1916: forfeited 7 days' pay. Reported missing in action, 21 September 1916; Court of Enquiry, 31 March 1917, confirmed fate as killed in action, 21 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 24 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |