895979 Guardsman John FERGUSON, 1 Coldstream Guards: 22/05/1940

Army Number: 895979
Rank: Guardsman
Name: John FERGUSON
Unit: Royal Artillery ; 1 Coldstream Guards

 

Name: John Ferguson . Date of Birth: 16/04/1920 . Place of Birth: Crewe, Cheshire . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/119/119
Name: John Ferguson.
Date of Birth: 16/04/1920.
Place of Birth: Crewe, Cheshire.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Coldstream Guards].
Service Number: 895979.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
PoW number: [unspecified].
Date of Death: 22/5/1940.
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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GUARDSMAN JOHN FERGUSON
Service Number: 895979
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
Date of Death: 22 May 1940
Age 19 years old
Buried or commemorated at WILSELE CHURCHYARD
Grave Reference: Row A. Grave 12.
Location: Belgium
Additional Info: Son of Richard and Mary Ferguson, of Blackpool, Lancashire.
Personal Inscription: HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. ALWAYS REMEMBERED