The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJohn Alexander Ferguson 
Birth18 Aug 1897, New Zealand
Death4 Oct 1917, Passendale, Belgium
BurialPassendale, Belgium
FatherJohn Douglas (Douglas) Ferguson (1872-)
MotherCatherine Matheson
Misc. Notes
Date and place of death supplied by Raymond Ferguson b. 1933.
John died World War-I at Passendale, Belgium.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in September 2018:
1897/10341. Ferguson, John Alexander. Mother: Catherine. Father: John Douglas
Full date of birth of 18 August 1897 from further searching in September 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date of death confirmed, occupation, found in November 2020 from:
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-alexander-ferguson
Conflict: WW1
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Date of Death: 04 October 1917
Additional Information: Son of John Douglas and Catherine Ferguson, of Tiakitahuna, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Native of Dannevirke, New Zealand.
Occupation on Enlistment: Shop assistant
John died World War-I at Passendale, Belgium.
Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in September 2018:
1897/10341. Ferguson, John Alexander. Mother: Catherine. Father: John Douglas
Full date of birth of 18 August 1897 from further searching in September 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date of death confirmed, occupation, found in November 2020 from:
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-alexander-ferguson
Conflict: WW1
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Date of Death: 04 October 1917
Additional Information: Son of John Douglas and Catherine Ferguson, of Tiakitahuna, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Native of Dannevirke, New Zealand.
Occupation on Enlistment: Shop assistant