Private Donald Garnet Ferguson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ferguson,
Donald Garnet
Date of birth: 1885-03-27
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs W Winans (Sister), 113 Berlin Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario,
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Stationary Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Date of death:
1917-04-28
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 14967
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
- Trooper (Army). ? to 1914-09-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Vimy Memorial, France
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1567874
LAC ID:
387528
Service file: B3043-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late Donald and Margaret Ferguson, of Toronto.
Original member of the First Canadian Contingent as a Private of the 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse).
Uploader's Research notes: http://www.fortgarryhorse.ca/ [Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry 34th Fort Garry Horse Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) E Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-04-06