Henry George Ferguson (1896 - 1985)

Born 23 Jul 1896 in Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Edith (Neubauer) Ferguson — married 1929 (to 1950) in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia

Died 19 Oct 1985 at age 89 in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Henry Ferguson was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

Henry Ferguson is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Henry Ferguson served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 16 Feb 1916
Unit(s): 15th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 01 Jul 1919

Henry Ferguson was awarded the British War Medal.

Henry Ferguson was awarded the Victory Medal.

Henry George Ferguson was born on the 23rd of July, 1896 in Wallumbilla, Queensland, Australia. He was the son of Jim Ferguson and Amelia Comley. ^[1]

Siblings

1. Alexander Ferguson 1884 - 1936
2. Annie Isobel Jones (born Ferguson) 1886 - 1952
3. Amelia Frances Boynton (born Ferguson) 1887 - 1963
4. James Ferguson 1889 - 1892
5. John Ferguson 1892 - 1951
6. Helen Daisy Ferguson 1894 - 1970
7. Edward Norman Ferguson 1900 - 1975
8. Francis Charles Ferguson 1905 - 1978 ^[2]

The family moved to farm land the parents had selected near the rail head and small settlement of Kingaroy in 1900. He went to the nearby Mount Jones school until he was 14. He then worked on the family farm until 1915 when he enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces.

He went to England and then served on the Western Front in France during World War I in the 15th Infantry Battalion. He spent 3 years in the trenches of Flanders.

His enlistment date was 16 Feb 1916. His next of kin on enlistment was: Mother, Mrs A F Ferguson, Kingaroy, Queensland. His address when he enlisted was Kingaroy, Queensland. His occupation when he enlisted was Farmer. His unit was: 15th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement. His rank was Private. His Regimental Number was: 6014. Returned to Australia 1 July 1919. ^{[1] [3]}

On return to Australia, he worked on the farm, then as a carrier, then for the KIngaroy council making roads. He was then a foreman with the Main Roads department.

He married Dorothy Edith Neubauer in Kingaroy, Queensland in 1929.^[4]

During World War II, he worked on the waterfront in Brisbane working for Luya Julius handling war materials for the Americans. After the war, he moved back to Kingaroy and bought a steam traction engine in parternship with his son, Lloyd and brother Ned and started a small sawmill on the outskirts of the town.

He passed away on the 19th of October, 1985 at Caboolture, Queensland.

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Henry George Ferguson for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 6014; Rank: Private; Unit: 15th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1916; Returned to Australia 1 July 1919 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 7 Dec 2023
2. ↑ MyHeritage family trees: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-178401391-1-510740/henry-george-ferguson-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841
3. ↑ Virtual War Memorial Australia: Veteran Details for Henry George Ferguson; Service Number: 6014; Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, World War I VWMA link; accessed 7 Dec 2023
4. ↑ Marriage registration: Qld BDM 1929 C1517 Henry George Ferguson, Dorothy Edith Neubauer

• Military service record NAA: B2455, FERGUSON H G. Barcode: 3553095. Available online from the National Archives of Australia.
• First-hand information as remembered by Don Reis, Saturday, March 14, 2015.
• 'Our Fergusons - the Story of Our Fergusons and Their Families 1174-2000' - Gladys Hood [2000]

Acknowledgements

Thank you to A Jones for creating WikiTree profile Ferguson-2623 through the import of "A Jones Family Tree Australia.ged" on Feb 27, 2013.