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Sep 21, 1891
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Born in Glen Miller, Ontario to John and
Elizabeth (nee Sharpe) Ferguson
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Oct 13, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Trenton, Ontario
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Jan 9, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario under the MSA
Ø Number 4020799
Ø Next of kin given as John
Ferguson, father, Glen Miller, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Thrasher
o Later noted as Stationary
Engineer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as English
Church
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jun 29, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Pleurisy.
This was then changed to read Influenza
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Jul 6, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Ferguson
joined the 21st Battalion rear details in Marcelcave, France
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Aug 27, 1918
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While the battalion was advancing towards the
Sensee River south-east of Vis en Artois, France, south of the Arras-Cambrai
Road, Private Ferguson received a machine gun bullet wound to his left leg
that fractured his femur. He was
evacuated to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before
being transported to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) where the
part of the bullet was removed. When
it struck the bone, the bullet broke up and pieces of bullet and bone were
distributed around the leg muscle.
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Aug 28, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 14 General hospital in
Wimereux, France
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Aug 30, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 8 Stationary Hospital in
Wimereux
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Sep 4, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 1st
Southern General Hospital in Birmingham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for
pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 19, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Buxton
as a “cot case”. X-Rays taken here
show multiple metal fragments in the soft tissue
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Jan 24, 1919
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Surgery performed to clean wound and allow drainage
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Apr 4, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale,
Liverpool
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May 5, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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May 17, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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May 18, 1919
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston
Medical exam notes that left leg is 1 ¼ inch
shorter than the right leg. Multiple
foreign bodies (shrapnel) scattered in the soft tissue of the left thigh
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May 19, 1919
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Granted leave until June 2, 1919
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Jul 16, 1919
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Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent from Jul 14
to July 16
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Aug 11, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and reported to No. 3
District Depot Casualty Company in Kingston
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Aug 14, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 213953
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C55900
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Glen Miller, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Glen Miller, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1921
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Married to Selena Duthie in Trenton, Ontario
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Aug 17, 1949
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Fred Ferguson died and was buried in the Mount
Evergreen Cemetery, Trenton, Ontario
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