John Ferguson (1893 - 1917)

Born 15 Nov 1893 in New Zealand

Died 12 Oct 1917 at age 23 in Ypres, Belgium

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

Biography

John Ferguson was Killed in Action during World War I.

John was born in 1893. He is the son of Kennedy Brown Ferguson and Emma Downes.. ^[1]

Rifleman John Ferguson (reported wounded in the right hand) is the youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs K B Ferguson, of Waitati, and is 23 years years of age. He received his education at the Waitati School, and was for some time in the employ of Messrs Laidlaw and Oray, Dunedin. At the time of enlisting he. was engaged in farming pursuits at Warapa. He left New Zealand with the Earl of Liverpool's Own 12 months ago. ^[2]

He passed away in 1917 age 24 ^[3] His name appears on the Tyne Cot Memorial, at Tyne Cot Cemetery, in Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

FERGUSON.—On October 12th, 1917 killed while in action "somewhere in France," Sergeant John Ferguson (N.Z. Rifle Brigade), youngest son of the late Mr and mrs K. B. Ferguson, Waitati; aged 23 years 11 months. ^[4]

SERGEANT JOHN FERGUSON. The news came as a shock to his many friends that yet another of our brave soldiers, Sergeant John Ferguson, had made the supreme sacrifice on October 12. Sergeant Ferguson left New Zealand as a rifleman with the second, battalion of the Rille Brigade, sailing from Wellington on October 9, 1915. After some months in Egypt the men were sent to France. Being wounded in the right hand in the Somme battle, Sergeant Ferguson was in hospital in France for some weeks. On recovering he was soon back with, his company, and quickly rose to the rank of sergeant. He was very highly spoken of by his mates in the army, and was loved by all who knew him for his bright and cheery disposition. At the time of enlisting he was employed by Mr Gilbert Stewart, of Warepa. He was the youngest son of the. late Mr and Mrs K. B. Ferguson, of Waitati, and was educated at the Waitati School, afterwards, having been employed for two years by Messrs Laidlaw and Gray, of Dunedin. Sergeant Ferguson would have attained his 24th 'birthday on the 15th of this month. Another brother left with the 23rd reinforcements, and, was wounded on July 27, being still in Walton-on-Thames Hospital. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Birth registration 1894/17345
2. ↑ EVENING STAR, ISSUE 16243, 12 OCTOBER 1916, PAGE 7
3. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Death registration 1918/66899
4. ↑ DEATHS. EVENING STAR, ISSUE 16572, 3 NOVEMBER 1917, PAGE 6
5. ↑ ROLL OF HONOUR. CLUTHA LEADER, VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 37, 9 NOVEMBER 1917, PAGE 3