Regimental number | 28647 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Warrnambool, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Ferguson, 451 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 71st Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 10, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Melbourne, 25 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 December 1916, and marched into No 2 Cammp, Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, and attached to Permant Staff. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 June 1917. Reverted to Driver from Temporary Bombardier, 3 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth, 21 July 1917, for Home Service (vential hernia: infected scar from previous appendicitis operation); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 19 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT , 21 July 1917, for Home Service (vential hernia); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 19 March 1918. |
Miscellaneous details | See 903 George Harold FERGUSON for first enlistment and consolidated war record. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery, Victoria |