Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Donald James Alexander Ferguson Born 8 April 1880 - Died 19 July 1917 PDF Key details Service number7763 AWMM 7/1614 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPre WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM WW1 Trooper AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDonald James Alexander AWMM SurnameFerguson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number7763 AWMM 7/1614 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth8 April 1880 AWMM Geraldine, Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 17 February 1902 AWMM C/o Mrs W. Rooney, North Street, Timaru, canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Pre 1915 AWMM C/o R. Wilson and Company, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMiss Maggie Ferguson (sister), C/o Mrs Richmond, 42 Barndo Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Maude Frances Ferguson (wife), 25 Maltby Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 12 March 1902 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Married AWMM Married, 1 child AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Sinai & Palestine AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number7763 AWMM 7/1614 AWMM Military serviceSouth Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Transvaal, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 17 February 1902 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Meat preserver/Civilian AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM WW1 1915 AWMM Age 35 AWMM Carter/Civilian AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Kent AWMM Trooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM WW1 9 October 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 6 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 9 stone 10 pounds AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Grey AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM brown AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM August 1916 gunshot wound leg AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPre WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM WW1 Trooper AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Donald and Mary A. Ferguson, of Timaru; husband of Maude Francis (nee Orchard) Ferguson, of 423 Madras St., N. St. Albans, Christchurch, New ZealandFather of Betty Francis Valery born March 1913 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death19 July 1917 AWMM Age 38 AWMM Palestine, Middle East AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryBeersheba War Cemetery, Israel AWMM Q. 55. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Donald James Alexander Ferguson by laying a poppy. Donald Hugh Ferguson Donald James Ferguson Donald James Alexander Ferguson Donald Joseph Ferguson Donald Nelson Ferguson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Donald James Alexander Ferguson 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 linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20520034 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1396 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 226 AWMM 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. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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