Jack Sydney Ferris
Born 21 Jul 1881 - Died 10 Apr 1936
- Service number
- South African SA2472 AWMM
- WWI 16/876 AWMM
- SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Also known as
- John Sydney FerrisPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Hone FerrisPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- John Sydney Ferris
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Mounted Rifles & NZEFPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Last rank
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- War
- South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- SA Boer War 1900-1902Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
About
- Title
- Private in SA War - Corporal in WWIPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Forenames
- Jack Sydney AWMM
- Surname
- Ferris AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- John Sydney FerrisPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Hone FerrisPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- John Sydney Ferris
- Service number
- South African SA2472 AWMM
- WWI 16/876 AWMM
- SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Porou, Ngā Iwi o Horouta, Horouta, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 21 Jul 1881 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 21 July 1881Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Research
- Place of birth
- Waipiro Bay, East Coast, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Research
- Birth notes
- Son of Captain Charles William Ferris & Erena TuhunaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Research
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- SA Boer War - Station Hand, C/- MacDonald, Gisborne
WWI - Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
- Farmer at Matahua, Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Next of kin
- C.W. Ferris (brother), Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- Pre 1900 SA Boer War - Single
Married 1901 Mero WaitiPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- SA Boer War 1900-1902Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Campaign
- SA War = Transvaal, Cape Colony, Rhodesia; WWI = Egypt & Western EuropePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Mounted Rifles & NZEFPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Service number
- South African SA2472 AWMM
- WWI 16/876 AWMM
- SA Boer War - 2472; WWI - 16/876Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Military service
- 1900-1902; 1915-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- 5th Contingent, 13 Coy & 2nd Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- 1900-1902; 1915-1919
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- WWI:
1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record - 1900-1901 - SA Boer War Medals & Clasps
1915 - 1919 - WWI war medalsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- WWI:
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- pre WWI - 4 yrs in S A WarPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- South Africa Labourer/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- WW1 18 Sep 1915 AWMM
- S A Boer War - 28 March 1900 - at Wellington
WWI - 30 June 1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Age on enlistment
- S A Boer War = 21 yr 3 mths (actually 19yrs); WWI = 34 yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
- Occupation before enlistment
- pre 1900 = Station Hand, c/- MacDonald, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- South Africa 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
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM B Company AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Jan 1916 - Dysentery; Mar 1916 - Strained AnklePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
Last known rank
- Last rank
- CorporalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Father was named Charles William Ferris. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 10 Apr 1936 Public Source
- Date of death
- 10 April 1936Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Age at death
- 55 yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Place of death
- Jerusalem, RuatoriaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
- Buried in the Whakapaurangi Urupa, Ruatoria, East CoastPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- MR. JOHN SYDNEY PERRIS Advice has been received of the death, at Ruatoria, of Mr. John Sydney Ferris, aged 55 years, second son of 'the late Captain Charles William Ferris, a pioneer settler of Poverty Bay. Born in Sydney in the year 1881, the deceased came to New Zealand with his mother to join his father and brothers, who were then farming a large property at' Ormond. He received his education at the Gisborne School and at Wellington College. On leaving college he was placed on a large station on the East Coast to gain pastoral experience, where he worked until 1900, when he enlisted at the age of 19 with the 5th New Zealand Contingent for service in South Africa during the Boer War. On returning to New Zealand and receiving his discharge at the end of the war, he took up farming operations with his brother on a property on the East Coast, continuing in that capacity until ,1916, when he enlisted for service overseas with the New Zealand’ Expeditionary Force, during the Great War. He served with his unit in Egypt and France, and towards the end of the war he was transferred to' the permanent staff of the New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, England. On returning to New Zealand, he commenced farming his own freehold interests at Ruatoria, where he resided until the time of his death. Mr. Ferris was predeceased by his wife in the year 1912, and leaves a family of three, and one brother, Mr. Charles Ferris, of Wainui, to mourn his loss. The members of his immediate family are Messrs Charles William Ferris, of Ruatoria, farmer, and Cecil George Ferris, of Tikitiki, farmer, and Mrs. Sarah Jane Cooper, Gisborne.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 June 2024 - OBITUARY
POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 18987, 11 APRIL 1936, PAGE 4 - Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military Personel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20520043
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20520043
Further Reference
- Military Personel file
- References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 228 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 1: Includes portrait - Stowers, 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.
- Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 5: Includes portrait - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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