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