Allan “Allan” Ferguson

Sergeant · NZ #2441 · T2 Patrol

What this roll records

From the Cenotaph record linked to service number #2441 — WHICH THIS CARD ALREADY FLAGS AS A POSSIBLE MIS-MATCH, being in the name of Alfred Graham Ferguson rather than Allan: that man was a steward in civilian life, embarked as a Sapper with 5 Field Park Company, New Zealand Engineers, died 11 April 1989 aged 69, and is buried at Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin, Block 20SC, Plot 1. IF the two are the same man, that is his trade, his unit and his grave. If they are not, none of it belongs here. The identification is unresolved and none of it has been written into the fields. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

Confirmed. Senior NZ LRDG NCO. NZ#1265?

Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): A/T Gunner?

POSSIBLE MIS-MATCH: the linked AWMM record for service #2441 is “Alfred Graham Ferguson”, a Sapper of the N.Z. Engineers (5 Field Park Company), died 11 April 1989 aged 69, buried Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin — which does not match the name (Allan), rank (Sergeant) or unit held here. Not applied pending review. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.

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Where this comes from

• Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940). Unit history: Cody, J.F. (1961). New Zealand Engineers, Middle East. Also cited: Record partially compiled from Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020).

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