| Regimental number | 2316 |
| Place of birth | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| School | Bobinawarrah State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Bobbinawarrah, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27.3 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Myrtle Rosina Ferguson, Milawa PO, Milawa, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Country Light Horse for 3 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 37th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row E, Grave No. 12), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 128 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Janet FERGUSON; husband of Mrs R.M. FERGUSON, Milawa, Victoria. Native of Bobinawarrah, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 October 1916; transferred to HMAT A30 'Borda', Sierra Leone, 2 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into 10th Trining Bn, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1917; taken on strength, 37th Bn, in the field, 25 March 1917. Attached to 2nd London Heavy Battery, 13 June 1916; marched out to rejoin 37th Bn, 16 June 1917. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 2 May 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FERGUSON Norman |
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