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World War I medals, for James Ferguson consisting of four…
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Sydney
Date:
31-Aug-2012
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World War I medals, for James Ferguson consisting of four medals, associated photos and ephemera. Service number: 2821 rank: private roll title: 4 Infantry Battalion 9 to 12 Reinforcements (September-December 1915) Conflict: first World War, 1914-1918 Date of embarktion: 30 September 1915 place of embarktion: Sydney Ship embarked on: Hmat Argyllshire Ship number: A8. Copyright expired, public domain Id number P08706.004 Photographer Mr B's Studios object type black and white, print silver gelatin place made United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow Date made 1917 collection photograph Description Studio portrait of 2821 Sergeant (Sgt) James Ferguson, 56th Battalion, of Merewether, NSW. a butcher prior to enlisting in June 1915, private Ferguson embarked from Sydney with the 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcements, on board Hmat Argyllshire (A8) on 30 September 1915. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on 9 September 1916. in February 1917 he was awarded the military medal (MM) for acting with extreme bravery in retrieving wounded and bringing up rations while under heavy machine gun fire near Gueudecourt, France. on 29 September 1917, Sgt Ferguson MM died of wounds received in action at Passchend'le, Belgium. He was 27 years of age. Service number: 2821 rank: Sergeant Unit: 56th Battalion (Infantry) service: Australian army Conflict: 1914-1918 Date of death: 29 September 1917 place of death: Belgium Cause of death: Died of wounds Cemetery or memorial details: Lijssenthoek military Cemetery, Belgium source: AWM145 roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 war, army
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Militaria & Weapons: Medals, Badges, Insignia