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Alexander James Ferguson

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Photo, Morgan Academy Roll of Honour

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 30.03.1917
  • Place of enlistment: Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • Service no: 1069626
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 46th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England
  • Age at Death: 28
  • Date of Death: 01.11.1918
  • Burial Country: England
  • Cemetery: Bristol (Arno's Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: 8.696.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 31.05.1890
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 2219 Smith St, Regina, Saskatchewan
  • Occupation: Butcher
  • Mother:

    Mary F. Ferguson

  • Father:

    John Ferguson 2219 Smith St, Regina

  • Siblings:

    John Ferrier Ferguson

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Alexander James Ferguson

Alexander died of wounds he suffered almost 2 months earlier. He received shrapnel wounds to the back and abdomen and died at Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol. He was the brother of Lt John Ferrier Ferguson of 43rd Wing, Royal Air Force who died of Pneumonia 16/10/1918 in Toronto, Canada.

For more information on Alexander, visit, Alexander’s Memorial also Alexander’s Service Record and War Graves Register

Both Alexander and his brother John have entries in the Morgan Academy Roll of Honour, available on the Friends of Dundee City Archives website.

There are also several references to Alexander in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library.

Advertiser 02/11/1918 page 4

Courier 21/09/1918 page 2, 02/11/1918 page 3 and 12/11/1918 page 3

For reasons unknown Alexander Ferguson is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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