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

Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.

Son of John Ferris & Abby Symon. Known by his middle name, Sherman.

- 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