FERGUSON, William Bertram Ochiltree
(Service number 3/854)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | 29 February 1869 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Kurow, North Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Medical practitioner | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Ferguson (Wife), c/- Hjorring and Davey, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916, Salonika 1915-16, France and Belgium 1916-18 | ||
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | d.1961 | Age | 95 |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | Cenotaph Jan 2015 | ||
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