FERGUSSON, William
(Service number 6/3700)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 30 April 1888 | Place of Birth | Invercargill, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 October 1915 | Age | 27 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Listed As Le Kingra-/ Medical Examination At Greymouth NZ | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. Ferguson (Mother), Bowmont Street, Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European (Somme) | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Jane Ferguson, 49 Bowmont Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27/08/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref 5288213007719443429) [29 August 2013]
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