Robert Arthur Ferguson Image

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, May 10, 1917, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917, p2
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917, p2
Walkerton Telescope, August 8, 1918, p1
Walkerton Telescope, August 8, 1918, p1
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p3
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p3
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p4
Walkerton Telescope, November 7, 1918, p4
Walkerton Telescope, May 5, 1919, p1
Walkerton Telescope, May 5, 1919, p1
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, September 6, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, May 15, 1919
Walkerton Telescope, May 15, 1919
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917
Walkerton Telescope, September 13, 1917