Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Frank Willard Ferguson
In memory of:
Second Lieutenant Frank Willard Ferguson
September 3, 1918
Military Service
24
Air Force
Royal Air Force
87th Sqdn.
Additional Information
February 9, 1894
Pembina, North Dakota
June 14, 1917
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Robert and M. J. Ferguson, of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Brother of Dr. Robert Ferguson and Vernon Ferguson. Uncle of Robert and David Ferguson and they served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
Frank, a member of RFC 87 Squadron, was killed when the Sopwith Dolphin, he was flying in a dogfight near the Canadian-German line in France, was shot down by German Ace Michael Hutterer.
Dr. Ferguson was a was a pioneer in North America's fight against tuberculosis (TB) and the introduction of free treatment.
His nephew Robert Ross Ferguson was a decorated World War II pilot.
His niece Sheelagh Ferguson Barrable served in the Women’s Division of the RCAF. English:
Digitized service file.
French:Dossier de service numérisé.
Commemorated on Page 586 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ARRAS ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
II. A. 14.
Roclincourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, a little east of the road from Arras to Lens and Lille. The cemetery is on the west side of the main N17 road from Arras to Lens, about 6 kilometres north of Arras, and north of the village of Roclincourt. The cemetery was enlarged in 1926-29 by the concentration of 993 graves from a wide area mainly North and East of Arras. There are now over 1,000 First World war casualties commemorated in this site which covers an area of 4,084 square metres. It is enclosed on three sides by a stone rubble wall, and against the road by a retaining wall. Old dug-outs exist under the North-East corner and on the South-West boundary.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Frank Willard Ferguson – Lt. Frank Willard Ferguson, 87 Squadron, RAF -
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Grave marker – Headstone for FW Ferguson at Arras Road cemetery, Roclincourt, France. -
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Photo of Frank Ferguson – University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Winnipeg, 1923. Roll of the Fallen (pg. 19) - FERGUSON, Frank Willard: Arts '16; Enlisted 1-5-17; Pte. C.O.T.C.; Transferred to R.A.F. 10-9-17; Lieut.; Service in France; Killed 3-9-18.
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