FERGUSSON, Robert Arthur
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| First Rank | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
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Military Service
| Served with | UK Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Body on Embarkation | Regiment Service/ Royal Fusiliers | ||
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| Other Units Served With | Service Country, United Kingdom | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | 6th Battalion Attd. 17 Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 April 1917 | Age | 19 |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bois-Carre British Cemetary, Thelus, Locality, Pas De Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library) (as R H Ferguson?); Waimataitai School War Memorial; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Robert and Constance Fergusson of Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, London, E.C.4.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website [28 August 2013]
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