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FERGUSON, Victor Alexander

Service Numbers:	3812, V144318
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 14 January 1897
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne PLOT Brind, Section GE, Niche 34
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3812, Serapeum, Egypt, taken on strength of the 5th Battalion which was engaged in Canal Zone forward trenches duties
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion, From Alexandria, Egypt, per HT Briton. 30 March, 1916, disembarked Marseilles, France
28 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Infantry Battalion
14 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion, Embarked UK, per HMT City of Poona. 14 May, 1919, Disembarked Melbourne
6 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3812, 5th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

10 Dec 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V144318
10 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V144318

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of A and Charlotte FERGUSON, Primrose Hill, Brighton, Vic.