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Mar 10, 1889
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Born at Cayuga
Ontario
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Jun 19, 1908
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Married to Grace
Elizabeth Jepson at St Catharines Ontario
Religion given at time of marriage Episcopalian
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Jun 1, 1911
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He is listed on
the 1911 Canadian Census as living with his wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law at 132
St Lawrence Dr, St Catharines Ontario
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Dec 15, 1915
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Attested into
the 98th Battalion at Welland Ontario
Ø Number 210319
Ø Next of kin given as Richard Ferguson (father) of Fort Erie Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk (General Store)
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
He gave his marital status as
single. I was unable to locate either a death
notice for his wife, nor any indication of a divorce.
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Jul 16, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Otterpool Camp
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Oct 6, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength the 97th Battalion at Otterpool
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Oct 30, 1916
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TOS the 39th
Reserve Battalion at the West Sandling Camp
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Jan 1, 1917
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TOS the 6th
Reserve Battalion at East Sandling, Shorncliffe
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Feb 7, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Feb 8, 1917
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Feb 12, 1917
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Left CBD to join
unit
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Feb 15, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The 21st Battalion was in the Front Line trenches in the
Thelus sub section. Pte Ferguson would likely
have joined the rear detail behind the lines and not assigned to his Company until the
Battalion was removed from the front line. He was assigned to the Signals Section.
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From the book titled A War Diary by J Alexander Bain, a signaler
of the 21st Battalion
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Apr 9, 1917
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Severely wounded
by shrapnel in the face fracturing his lower jaw and knocking out several teeth. He was admitted to the Battalion Aid Station then
transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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From the book titled A War Diary by J Alexander Bain, this
portion is from April 9, 1917
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transferred to
the No 13 Stationary Hospital at Boulogne
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Apr 13, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St Denis
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Apr 14, 1917
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Admitted to the
3rd Northern General Hospital at Sheffield
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Apr 16, 1917
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Transferred to
the 2nd Northern General Hospital at Leeds
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Apr 19, 1917
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Surgery
performed to remove shrapnel pieces from jaw, as well as several teeth. A piece of bone 1” x ½” was also
removed from the lower jaw
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Apr 28, 1917
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Splint cemented
in and temporary bridge fitted to allow for healing.
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Sep 9, 1917
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Reported to be
AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 7 pm
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Sep 10, 1917
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Reported to
hospital at 7 pm.
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Sep 11, 1917
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Admonished for
being AWL and forfeits 1 day’s pay
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Sep 17, 1917
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A new splint was
cemented in to keep the jaw firmly in one place and recommended that it remain in place
for at least 1 month
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Oct 13, 1917
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Transferred to
the Ontario Military Hospital at Orpington
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Oct 29, 1917
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In addition to
his injuries, he is now diagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Dec 24, 1917
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Forfeits 2 days
pay for being AWL for 1 day
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Jan 5, 1918
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Transferred to
No 5 Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Liverpool
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Feb 4, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Araguaya at Liverpool and Invalided to Canada
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Feb 16, 1918
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto Ontario
TOS Military
District No 2 at Toronto Ontario
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Feb 21, 1918
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Transferred to
the Convalescent Hospital at Whitby Ontario
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Mar 4, 1918
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Transferred to
the Whitby Military Hospital
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Mar 6, 1918
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Proceeded to
Toronto for Xrays of jaw
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Apr 10, 1918
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Certificate
issued entitling him to dental bridgework and treatment after discharge from the CEF
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May 7, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF at the Ravina Barracks, Toronto Ontario
It would appear from the file that
he was still being treated as an out-patient at the Whitby Hospital on discharge
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May 14, 1918
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Discharged from
Whitby Military Hospital care
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Jul 8, 1918
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Medical report
compiled at the Niagara Camp states the following
Ø Wounded by shrapnel at Vimy Ridge April 9, 1917
Ø Lower jaw fractured and several teeth blown out
Ø Still has pain when chewing food.
Ø Only able to eat soft food and liquids without pain
Ø 7 teeth are missing due to injury
Ø Jaw strength is about 2/3 normal
Ø Has been fitted with special dental plates
Ø Placed in Category “E” and recommended for discharge as
Physically Unfit
It would
appear that this report was compiled after his discharge for records purposes
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Sep 16, 1922
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal were sent to him at Fort Erie Ontario
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Aug 18, 1948
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Allan Ferguson died in Fort Erie, Ontario and was buried in the St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery in Fort Erie.
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