Regimental number | 7616 |
Place of birth | Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland |
School | Markinch Public School, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Hospital orderly |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss Mabel Walker, c/o Staff, Consumptive Home, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served with 2nd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) for 6 years in India. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Metz Wood, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Boisguillaume Communal Cemetery Extension (Row D, Grave No. 24B), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Isabella FERGUSON. Native of Markinch, Fife, Scotland |