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Hugh Charles FERGUSON

Date of birth24 March 1888
Place of birthYea, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
AddressGlencairn, Ruffy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 11.75"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Ferguson, Glencairn, Ruffy, Victoria
Enlistment date9 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 1, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 2 April 1919
Discharge date3 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 2 April 1919; appointment terminated, Melbourne, 3 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Subsequently served in the King's African Rifles. Kenya.
Date of death21 May 1955
Age at death67
Place of burialCity Park Cemetery, Nairobi, Kenya
SourcesNAA: B2455, FERGUSON Hugh Charles

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