Ferguson, Arthur Gardere

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Arts II and Law I I : Captain, 20th Battn., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. After being lieutenant, 25th Infantry (Sydney Scottish Rifles) A.M.F., was gazetted lieutenant 20th Battn. A.I.F. 5th May, 1915, and, sailing 26th June, landed at Gallipoli 22nd August, as second in command of B Coy. On 1st September was promoted captain and, after being for a short time second-in-command of A Coy., was O.C. B Coy. until the Evacuation. Then, after service in Sinai, crossed with battn. to France in March, fighting in Fleurbaix and Pozieres sectors. At bombardment of Bridoux salient, 5th and 6th May, his name was recommended for a decoration but this lapsed on death. Killed in Action, Bois Grenier, 14th June, 1916, and buried in Bois Grenier Cemetery. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Andrew''s College. "He is a fearless, gallant boy and I am proud to have him under my command . . . "—Brigadier-General W. Holmes.

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1892

Ferguson A.G. : Life.Birth 10 Nov 1892
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1915

Military service as Lieutenant at Gallipoli --, Turkey 1 May 1915
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Ferguson, Keith Aubrey
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Enlisted
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Military service as Captain at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France
1916

Death in Bois Grenier -- Nord, France 14 June 1916

Gender

Male

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Headstone of Arthur Gardere FERGUSON, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, France [ jpg ]

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