English Māori Jack Sydney Ferris PDF Key details Service number2472 AWMM SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Mounted Rifles & NZEF Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM SA Boer War 1900-1902; World War I, 1914-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Enquire Lay a poppy South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay w … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › TitleCorporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record ForenamesJack Sydney AWMM SurnameFerris AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number2472 AWMM SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records GenderMale AWMM Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record IwiNgāti Porou AWMM Iwi Māori AWMM Ngati Porou Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › The 4th & 5th Contingents' Send Off (PDF, 459.89 KB) Newspaper Items Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald Report Gisborne's Boys in the SA Boer War (PDF, 1.53 MB) A brief history of the Men that enlisted for the 2nd SA Boer War Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Research Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth21 July 1881 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Place of birthWaipiro Bay, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Birth notes Address before enlistmentc/- Mac Donald, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Post war occupationFarmer Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Next of kin on embarkationC/- brother - C W Ferris, c/- Reece & Son, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Relationship statusSingleMarried 1901 Mero Waiti Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM SA Boer War 1900-1902; World War I, 1914-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records CampaignSA War = Transvaal, Cape Colony, Rhodesia; WWI = Egypt & Western Europe Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Mounted Rifles & NZEF Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Service number2472 AWMM SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Military service5th Contingent, 13 Coy & 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records 1900-1902; 1915-1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1900-1901 - SA Boer War Medals & Clasps1915 - 1919 - WWI war medals Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingpre WWI - 4 yrs in S A War Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Labourer/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage WW1 AWMMWellington, New Zealand AWMMS A Boer War - 28 March 1900 - at WellingtonWWI - 30 June 191 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Occupation before enlistmentPre - S A War - Station Hand, c/- Mac Donald, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Age on enlistmentS A Boer War = 21 yr 3 mths (actually 19yrs); WWI = 34 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa 31 March 1900 Ministry for Culture and HeritageWaimate Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Waimate AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 5th Contingent, 13th Company (Wellington, Nelson and West Coast, South Island sections) Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 4th Contingent (Rough Riders) AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesJan 1916 - Dysentery; Mar 1916 - Strained Ankle Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Last known rank Contribute › Last rankCorporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Records Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death10 April 1936 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Age at death55 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Place of deathJerusalem, Ruatoria Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 June 2015 - Military Record Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial nameGisborne's SA War Memorial - refer to document attached "Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War" Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 July 2015 - Research Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Jack Sydney Ferris by laying a poppy. Frederick Henry Ferris Herbert Stanley Ferris Jack Sydney Ferris James Herbert Ferris James Paumea Ferris Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Jack Sydney Ferris Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference Archives NZ: W5515|18|1778 http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20520043&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License