Name
Johnston Sherman Ferris
Born
1919-12-31
Birth Place
Occupation
Farmer
Religion
Baptist
Died
1943-10-22
Death Place
Voerden, Westphalia, Germany
Death
Killed in Action
Awards
1939-1946 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, Air Gunner Badge
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
R129539
Highest Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Conflict
Battalion
Company
78 Squadron
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1941-08-28
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
Son of John Ferris & Abby Symon. Known by his middle name, Sherman.Sources & Links
- a) Bruce County Historical Society military project, A2016.007.001h; b) Ancestry. com - WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947- c) Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. “Military service recognition book, volume II.” Fenety Marketing, 2015. Print.
- d) BCM&CC archival collection, A2010.136.002.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial