Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson was born in Cumnock about 1899 to George and Mary Ferguson from Perthshire. He had been a motor mechanic in Hunter's garage. He was a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers  and had been in France only a week when he was injured on 11 April 1918. He died in hospital in France of shell wounds on 18 April. He was only 19. His parents lived in Kilnholm Place. Reported in the Cumnock Chronicle on 26 April 1918.





1901 census
Hillend Cottage, Cumnock
George Ferguson             33 joiner b Comrie perthshire
Mary Ferguson             34 b Kinnaird, Pertshire
Janet Ferguson             11
William Ferguson             10
James Ferguson             7
Catherine Ferguson             4
Charles Ferguson             1




He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France and is remembered on Cumnock War Memorial.


On Cumnock Connections tree

and on Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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