Regimental number | 6437 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Camberwell, Victoria |
Place of birth | East Camberwell, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Mrs E Ferguson, 19 Moorhouse Street, East Camberwell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Donald Ferguson, 19 Moorhouse Street, East Camberwell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Senior Cadets, Camberwell. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6437 Pte Harold James FERGUSON, 6th Depot Unit of Supply, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 10 December 1915. Attached to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 15 December 1915. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 18 January 1916, of neglecting to obey an order: awarded 3 hours' fatigue. Taken on strength, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, and posted to 10th Battery, 3 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Admitted to 9the Casualty Clearing Station, 6 June 1917 (cellulitis in right arm); discharged to unit, 16 June 1917. On leave to England, 13 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 29 July 1917. Wounded in action, 29 September 1917 (injured back), and admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 5 October 1917. On leave to Paris, 24 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 March 1918. Admitted to 2/2 Home Counties Field Ambulance, 28 June 1918 (influenza), and transferred to 61st Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 2 July 1918. On leave to England, 12 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 5 October 1918. Embarked For England, 26 February 1919, for return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 27 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 2 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FERGUSON Norman Leslie |