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Jan 19, 1893
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Apr 29, 1905
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Embarked the SS Corinthian in Glasgow
as part of a group of 102 children under the care of the Quarrier’s Home for
orphaned children
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May 8, 1905
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and
proceeded to the Fairknowe Home in Brockville, Ontario. This home was operated by the Quarrier
family for homeless children.
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The Fairknowe Home in the 1930s
The Fairknowe Home as it was in 2005
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William
Ferrier was later sent to live with and work on the Howison farm near Pembroke,
Ontario
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Dec 29, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59318 (temporary number 1205)
Ø Next of kin given as William Ferrier, Uncle, 28
Cornhill Terrace, Leith, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Feb 24, 1915
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Admitted to Kingston Hospital with a
diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Feb 26, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 20, 1915
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Forfeited 7 day’s pay for an unrecorded
offence
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Sep 25, 1915
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Attached to the 2nd
Division Mining Section for duty
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Nov 4, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis. He was transferred the same day to the
Division Rest Station at the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance in Locre, Belgium
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Nov 7, 1915
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Discharged to duty from the
rest station
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Jan 24, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 2 Canadian
Field Ambulance with an infected right foot caused from stepping on a rusty
nail
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Jan 27, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Feb 7, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian Tunnelling Company with headquarters at St. Marie Capelle, France
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Feb 20, 1916
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Admitted to the No 1 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Feb 25, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Feb 26, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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May 10, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 3 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Defective Vision and transferred
the same day to the No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance
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May 18, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Jan 16, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 28, 1917
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Rejoined the tunnelling
company from leave
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Feb 12, 1917
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Proceeded to the 2nd
Army Bridging School
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Mar 2, 1917
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Rejoined the tunnelling
company from course
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Jun 1, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Dec 13, 1917
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Sentenced to 14 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for being drunk
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Jan 21, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 5, 1918
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Rejoined the tunnelling
company from leave
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Jun 21, 1918
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While working in a tunnel at
Kemmelhof, France, east of Eecke, a cave-in occurred and Sapper William
Ferrier was trapped and died before he could be rescued. He was buried in the nearby Royal West
Surrey Cemetery that same day.
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In early January 1922 his
remains were exhumed when that cemetery was emptied and reburied in the
Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre, France
Following the end of the war,
the Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and
Victory Medals were sent to his uncle, Mr. William Ferrier, 28 Cornhill
Terrace, Leith, Scotland
There was no Memorial Cross
issued
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