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Military service
Age:
35
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Birth:
March 24, 1909
Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
Enlistment:
November 5, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 8, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XIII. D. 8.
Additional information
Son of Anne W. Pullen. Husband of Masala Margaret Ferguson, of Vancouver, British Columbia. His father Captain Thomas Ferguson, died on November 13, 1916, while serving with the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
Digital gallery of Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
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Document
This is a list of the Canadian soldiers who were found in a mass grave in Normandy. They had been POWs of the SS troops of Kurt Meyer. On the 8th of June 1944 they were herded into a field and shot. A description of the incident is found in the other documents.<P> A Lt Ferguson is mentioned in the text as being in the front of the group of men before they were shot. The Initials of the murdered officer were 'WS'.<P> Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada -
Letter
One of the three survivors of the killing was an RCA Gunner named Clarke. His statement explains what happened.<P> Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada -
Letter
This letter was sent by CMHQ to the head of the chaplains corps and through hime to all the district chaplains. Each family on the list received a personal visit to explain that their loved ones named might be in the news and why. Some families heard it on the radio or read it in the paper before the chaplain could get to them. It cam as a shock to them that they were not told previously how the deaths occurred.<P> Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada -
Grave Marker
A photograph of the headstone at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Photo of William Stewart Ferguson
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Memorial
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and to all other Canadian combatants who played a part in the Liberation of Putot-en-Bessin on 7 June 1944. Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022. -
Memorial
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson is also commemorated on the Memorial at Putot-en-Bessin, FR … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William Stewart Ferguson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 303 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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