Ferguson, Eustace William

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A member of the Linnean Society from 1908, he came to be an authority on Australian insects, specialising in disaese-carrying flies. junior demonstrator in pathology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney in 1911. In 1923 he was elected President of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and President of the Linnean Society in 1926. [Rallying the troops]

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M.B., Ch.M., D.P.H. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., England. France and Palestine. Enlisting and sailing in August, 1915, with No. 10 Australian General Hospital, joined No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 13th June, 1916, on No. 10 being disbanded. Crossing thence to No. 3 A.G.H., Abbeville, 24th June, remained there till 20th August, 1918, when transferred to Anzac Field Laboratory, Palestine, and, joining No. 14 A.G.H., Port Said, 6th March, 1919, served until demobilisation. Promoted major, 12th October, 1917. Early education at Mr. James Oliver''s School, Glebe Point.

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1884

Birth in Invercargill --, New Zealand 24 October 1884
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Early education at Mr James Oliver's School, Glebe, NSW, Australia
1908

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1908
1909

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1909
1911

Medical Practitioner 1911
1911

Married 14 Dec 1911 at Narromine [ NSW Australia ]
1912

Medical Officer at Rydalmere -- NSW, Australia 1 August 1912
1913

Assistant Microbiologist at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 8 June 1913
1915

Enlisted 1 Aug 1915
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Military service as Major at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France ; Palestinian Territories --, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
1916

Military service 1916
1918

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1 Mar 1918
1920

Principal Microbiologist at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1 July 1920
1926

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1926
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Junior Medical Officer & Pathologist at Sydney -- NSW, Australia
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Member of Linnean Society of NSW
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Member of Royal Zoological Society
1927

Death in Wahroonga -- NSW, Australia 18 July 1927

Gender

Male

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Sunday News,April 1926, Eustace Ferguson [ jpg ]

Portrait of Eustace William Ferguson [ jpg ]

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