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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Gnr. Thomas Ferguson
British Army 106 Brigade, A battery Royal Field Artillery
(d.14th Aug 1916)
Pte. William Gordon Campbell Ferguson
British Army 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders
from:Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
(d.13-18th April 1917)
William Ferguson is buried at Tank Cemetery, Guemappe with 64 others from his Battalion.
L/Cpl. Arthur Ernest Fergusson MM
Australian Army AIF 2nd Btn. Australian Infantry
from:Balmain, New South Wales
(d.23rd Aug 1918)
Arthur Fergusson was killed in action at St. Martin's Wood near Proyart, France on 23rd August 1918, aged 22 and is buried in the Heath Cemetery in France. He was the son of James Stevens Fergusson and Mary Jane Fergusson, of 54 Rowntree St., Balmain, New South Wales
Pte. Athol Alexander "Fergie" Fergusson
NEw Zealand Expeditionary Force 2nd Btn. Canterbury Regiment
from:Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Gnr. Aubrey Stafford Fergusson
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery 4th Seige Battery
from:Moncton, New Brunswick
2nd Lt. James Adam Hamilton Fergusson
British Army Highland Light Infantry
(d.20th Sep 1914)
The first of the local men to fall was Second Lieutenant James Adam Hamilton Fergusson of the Highland Light Infantry, son of Sir James Ranken Fergusson of Spitalhaugh and Lady Fergusson.
He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in February 1912 and was killed at the Battle of the Aisne on Sunday, 20th September 1914. In a letter to Lieutenant Fergusson’s parents, Colonel Wolfe Murray wrote; "I daresay before this reaches you you will have heard that poor Hamilton was killed in the trenches by a rifle bullet to the head. Lieutenant O'Connell, Royal Artillery Medical Corps, our Medical Officer, most gallantly went to his assistance under a heavy fire and was himself shot dead. From what I hear, however, there was no hope from the first that he (Hamilton) died shortly afterwards. I cannot tell you how grieved I am, and we all are, at his loss. It was only the day before that his Company commander, Captain Gaussen – who is slightly wounded – told me how plucky and cool he always was under fire, and I myself have seen it. We buried him in the evening, with O’Connell and another brother-officer, young McKenzie. He was a general favourite with officers and men, and showed promise of becoming a splendid officer."
His Company Commander wrote "I know a letter don’t do much good at a time like this, but I was with your boy almost at the end, and so thought you might like to hear from me. Also I loved him too. All through the war he had done so well, and was always cheery, that I had got to look at him as my right-hand man".
Pte. William Ferme
British Army 5th Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:Edinburgh
(d.2nd March 1917)
William Ferme was the son of Jackson Ferme of East Lodge Niddrie Grounds, Portobello, Edinburgh. He was aged 19 years.
Sto. Patrick Fermoyle
Royal Naval Reserve HMS Roberts
from:Clonmore, Templemore
(d.17th december 1916)
Stoker Fermoyle was the Son of the late Catherine Fermoyle, of Graffin, Clonmore, Templemore.
He was 20 when he died and is buried in Plot 2 in the Templemore Catholic Cemetery, Templemore, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Gnr. Herbert Rennie Ferndale
Australian Imperial Force. att. 11th Trench Mortar Brigade 41st Btn.
from:Nerang, Queensland
(d.10th Feb 1918)
Pte. Joseph Fernee
British Army 70th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:175 Moselle Avenue, Wood Green, London.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Thomas Fernley
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.17th Feb 1915)
Pte. Jack Ferrell
British Army 1/6th Btn. London Regiment
from:Maidstone
Dvr. George Ivord Ferrett
Briish Army 9th Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Torrington
George Ferrett was born in Devon in 1893. As a young boy he worked with horses on the farm. In 1914 he joined the Royal Horse Artillery, later incorporated in to the R F A. He was the lead driver on the horses taking the guns up to the front lines. He was fortunate enough to survive the war and died in 1950 of heart failure.
Cpl. Edward Ferrie
British Army 8th Btn Cameronians Scottish Rifles
from:77 Mackintosh St, Glasgow
(d.28th June 1915)
Edward Ferrie is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
Too young, too sweet, to surely be dead?
The telegram - ‘Killed in Action, Dardanelles’
Felled by thundering, rumbling, blood-stained shells.
A son, a brother, a good friend too,
You were the uncle we never knew.
June 28th - a ripple in your chime
Who could you have been, given more time?
The moment of truth, an unwanted blow
A family in retreat, moving too slow.
The news a loved one will never return,
An unending battle, with no about-turn.
Your voice I imagine, full of bravado,
Accented, teenage, silent, now incommunicado.
Your face, blurred, through eyes that mist,
A sad lament for girls never kissed.
Toy soldiers, united one and all
Many destined to tragically fall
Taking your place in our own history
A central character, a tragic mystery
100 years later, at the end of this time
Some now ask ‘was this a crime’?
And what to say – the dead are still dead
All those Edwards, Eddies and sweet little Eds.
Capt. A. G. Ferrier
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Captain Ferrier served with 11th Royal Irish Rifles.
Pte. Herbert Victor Ferrier
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Commissioned 27th Jul 1917
Pte. Stewart Kidd Ferrier
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 10th Canadian Field Ambulance
from:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
William Ferrier
British Army 7th Btn. Black Watch
from:144 Wellesley Road, Methil, Scotland
(d.7th July 1916)
William Ferrier was the eldest and only son of William and Margaret, and my mother's brother. Now lying in Aubigny Military Cemetry, France. "Rest beloved, rest until the day dawns."
Pte. Adam Ferries
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:Whithorn
(d.20th December 1919)
My great uncle, Private Adam Ferries, was killed in Burma but is buried in Rawalpindi Military Cemeteryin the Punjab, Pakistan. We don't know much about him other than he was the eldest son of my Great Grandparents Peter Ferries and Agnes Ferries nee Martin. Unfortunately we have no picture or any other information as to his demise but are incredible proud that he served his Country to make our lives better.
Ernest Dervereux Ferris
British Army 10th Battalion Middlesex
from:Acton, Middx
Ernest D. Ferris served with his regiment in India. He was a champion swimmer and represented his unit/army in competitions. He suffered from malaria which he caught in India. In civilian life he was a partner in a family business of ironmongers & builders.
Pte. Richard Ferris
British Army 1/7th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
(d.28th Aug 1915)
Private Richard Ferris was my great uncle, he was my grandad's oldest brother.
Pte. Samuel Ferris
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Newry, N. Ireland
Samuel Ferris fought at Battle of the Somme, he had been seconded (unverified) to Canadian Forces to fight at Vimy Ridge. He received a medal for gallantry (might have been mentioned in dispatch). He was wounded and gassed at Passchendaele and sent home with 'corrupted lungs', according to my uncle and mother.
He found labour difficult and was forced into carpentry in the cabinet trade. Subsequent poverty relegated his family to substandard living conditions. Samuel died of T.B. in 1931; as did his wife and youngest daughter (my Aunt Elizabeth) in 1933. My mother's memory of his passing is that on the night he died, he was delirious and yelling, "They're coming over the top, boys! They're coming over the top." This brave and loyal soldier's remaining two children were then sent to one of Dr. Bernado's orphanages in England. Both his children, my mom and my uncle Jim, fortunately made it to a more egalitarian country, Canada, wherein class and parentage mattered less. I mean, what, you blame the orphan for his parents' deaths? I am nonetheless proud of my Grandfather. He somehow managed to survive the Battle of the Somme and another full year of degradation I can barely comprehend let alone fathom.
Pte. Cornelius Denis Ferrissey
British Army 9th Btn. Welsh Fusiliers
from:Barry
(d.1st Aug 1917)
Capt. Ernest Leslie Ferry
British Army 11th Btn. Scottish Rifles (Cameronians)
from:Kings Worthy
Ernest Leslie Ferry went to France in August 1914 as a second lieutenant with A Company, 1st Cameronians. He was wounded on 9th September 1914. Ernest subsequently served in Salonika with the 11th Battalion in 1918.
Pte. James Ferry
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
Rflm. Percival Alexander Ferry
British Army 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Canning Town, Essex
(d.31st Jul 1917)
John Stephen Fetch
British Army 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
from:Cornhill
(d.2nd Nov 1917)
John Fetch died of peritonitis after a night march in November 1917. In a letter to his parents, John's commanding officer recalled the bravery that John displayed whilst continuing to march despite being in intense pain. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery.
L/Cpl. Edward Fether
British Army 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment
from:Stratford
(d.1st July 1916)
Major A. E.H. Fetherstonhaugh
British Army 14th (King's) Hussars
Major Fetherstonhaugh was the Son of Capt. and Mrs. Fetherstonhaugh, of Bracklyn, Westmeath; husband of Janet Gordon Fetherstonhaugh.
He was 33 when he died on the 20th March 1919 and is buried About 16 yards North-West of the in the Rathconnell Church of Ireland Churchyard, Rathconnell, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
L/Cpl. Charles Few
British Army 1st Battalion Essex Regimenr
from:East Ham, London
(d.20th Nov 1915)
My great grandfather Charles Few, died on a ship on the 20th of November 1915 and was buried at sea. I believe he died of pneumonia but am not aware of how and why he was aboard the hospital ship. May He Rest in Peace.
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