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James Ferguson

In memory of:

Ordinary Seaman James Ferguson

August 21, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

VR/3912

Age:

31

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M. Trawler "Ben Lawers."

Additional Information

Son of Elizabeth Ferguson, of 2, Baronet St., Londonderry, Ireland, and the late Edward Ferguson.

Commemorated on Page 406 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 1.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Family Marker– This is the grave and headstone of the FERGUSON family who lived at 2, Baronet Street, Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland. James FERGUSON, Ordinary Seaman, attached to the RNCVR is remembered on the headstone. In the grave are:- His father Edward FERGUSON who died September 11th 1923, his mother Elizabeth FERGUSON who died January 25th 1940 and his sister Sarah Ann BARROW nee FERGUSON who died January 30th1938.

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    Family Marker
    Family Marker – This is the grave and headstone of the FERGUSON family who lived at 2, Baronet Street, Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland. James FERGUSON, Ordinary Seaman, attached to the RNCVR is remembered on the headstone. In the grave are:- His father Edward FERGUSON who died September 11th 1923, his mother Elizabeth FERGUSON who died January 25th 1940 and his sister Sarah Ann BARROW nee FERGUSON who died January 30th1938.
  • Inscription– This is the grave and headstone of the FERGUSON family who lived at 2, Baronet Street, Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland. James FERGUSON, Ordinary Seaman, attached to the RNCVR is remembered on the headstone. In the grave are:- His father Edward FERGUSON who died September 11th of 1923, his mother Elizabeth FERGUSON who died January 25th of 1940 and his sister Sarah Ann BARROW nee FERGUSON who died January 30th of 1938.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – This is the grave and headstone of the FERGUSON family who lived at 2, Baronet Street, Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland. James FERGUSON, Ordinary Seaman, attached to the RNCVR is remembered on the headstone. In the grave are:- His father Edward FERGUSON who died September 11th of 1923, his mother Elizabeth FERGUSON who died January 25th of 1940 and his sister Sarah Ann BARROW nee FERGUSON who died January 30th of 1938.
  • Memorial– The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada whereon James Ferguson's name is inscribed. Image taken in November 2017 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada whereon James Ferguson's name is inscribed. Image taken in November 2017 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Armed Trawler– An armed trawler similar to HM Trawler Ben Lawers, in which Ordinary Seaman James Ferguson RNCVR was serving when he drowned, along with Deck Hand John McKay on Wednesday, 21 August 1918. HMT Ben Lawers was an Aberdeen-registered vessel of 176 tons, built in 1900 and hired by the Royal Navy for minesweeping duties during World War I.

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    Armed Trawler
    Armed Trawler – An armed trawler similar to HM Trawler Ben Lawers, in which Ordinary Seaman James Ferguson RNCVR was serving when he drowned, along with Deck Hand John McKay on Wednesday, 21 August 1918. HMT Ben Lawers was an Aberdeen-registered vessel of 176 tons, built in 1900 and hired by the Royal Navy for minesweeping duties during World War I.

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