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.

Monday, 17 March 2014

Duncan C Ferguson

Duncan Cunningham Ferguson was the son of John Ferguson and his wife Marion Arthur, 104 Townhead St.

1901 census
Townhead St
John Ferguson     35 coal miner
Marion Ferguson     35
Jeanie Ferguson     12
Maggie Ferguson     10
Duncan Ferguson     8
David Ferguson     3
Marion Ferguson     2
Lizzie Arthur     23 sister in law
all born Cumnock

He was a private in the Royal Scots and died of wounds on 14th April 1917 in France.

He is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery in France and is remembered on Cumnock War Memorial.

Cumnock Chronicle

He had been home on leave in 1915



This is his record on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission


See him on Cumnock Connections tree 

Family headstone in Cumnock New Cemetery.

Taken by Morag Gordon Aug 2015

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