Ferguson, Roy | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Ferguson, R.

Forename(s):

Roy

Surname:

Ferguson

Date of Death:

Friday, September 15, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

College of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

2747

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st/6th Battalion

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Roy was the son of Joseph and Jane Ferguson. He was born in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Roy was killed in action in France and Flanders in the Battle of the Somme.

Addresses before and during the war

24 Linden Road, Gosforth (place of residence 1911 census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Roy is commemorated at Delville Wood cemetery, Longueval, Department de la Somme, Picardie, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, College of Medicine Calendars)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Ben Howson, Rosie Setford, Sam Wagner.