Name
Robert Arthur Ferguson
Born
1886-01-30
Birth Place
Occupation
Farmer
Religion
Baptist
Died
1951-08-28
Death Place
British Columbia, Canada
Awards
Military Medal
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
687136
Highest Rank
Sergeant
Conflict
Battalion
72nd Battalion
Enlisted
Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-12-06
Prev Exp
172nd Battalion, B Company
Wounded Date
1917-09-29; 1918-07-23; 1918-09-30
Wounds
Gassed; Severely wounded September 30, 1918, lay in field for three days and wounded twice more, left leg amputated.
Notes
Robert/Bob was the son Robert & Nora Ferguson, and husband to Mary Ann Kellington.Sources & Links
- (a) Canadian Great War Project- (b) Bruce Remembers Feedback - Walkerton Legion list - March 2021
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, May 10, 1917, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917, p2
Walkerton Telescope, August 8, 1918, p1
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p3
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p4
Walkerton Telescope, May 5, 1919, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, May 15, 1919
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917