| Service number | 6082 |
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| Birth Place | Australia: South Australia, Quorn |
| Death Date | 05/05/1917 |
| Death Place | France: Picardie, Somme, Noreuil |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Places | |
| Event | The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (6082) Private Miller Maffaking Fergusson, 27th Battalion, AIF, First World War 1914-1918 |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Miller Maffaking Fergusson
Description
Private Miller Maffaking Fergusson (6082, 27th Battalion) was a laborer from Quorn, South Australia. He joined the 27th Battalion on 9 April 1917. Only a month later, on 5 May 1917, he was wounded in action near Bapaume, and died later that day. Miller is buried in the Grevillers British Cemetery, France. His mother wrote that he was 16 years 4 months when he died, and that he had two brothers who also served in the war.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 27th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 27th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of embarkation | 06/11/1916 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 20/09/1916 | |
| Date of death | 05/05/1917 | |
| Date of fate | 05/05/1917 |