Sapper William Anderson FERRIER

1893 - 1918  (25 years)

• Name	William Anderson FERRIER
  Prefix	Sapper
  Birth	19 Jan 1893	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Home Boy	1905	Brockville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
  	Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland
  Immigration	1905	Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Homeboy living with howison family
  Ship	8 May 1905	Quebec City, , Quebec, Canada
  	Corinthian - arrival may 8, 1905 at Quebec; departed Glasgow apr 29, 1905
  Census	1911	Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Homeboy or hiredboy living with Howison family
  Census-Household Member	1911	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Attestation Papers	29 Dec 1914	Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
  Cause of Death	Accidental Injuries-collapse of tunnel while tunnelling due to flood
  Next of Kin	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
  	W. Ferrier, Uncle 28 Cornhill Terrace; Leith Scotland
  WWI service	# 59318 21st Battalion, CEF; 3rd Tunnelling Co.
  Occupation	Farmer
  Death	21 Jun 1918	Kemmelhof, France   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	Fletre, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  	Address: Bertenacre Military Cemetery Fletre, France
  Person ID	I49678928	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	David FERRIER
  Mother	Jane Amelia CHEAPE
  Marriage	5 Jun 1891	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Family ID	F16382936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Greenwood Methodist Church Plaque dedicated to WWI Soldiers Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2022
  		Plaque Honoring Members of Greenwood Community who enlisted for Overseas Service, Greenwood Methodist Church Photographed by Fay Bennett

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Greenwood Methodist Church Memorial Tablet unveiled The Cobden Sun, Sept 23, 1920 p. 1
  		Ferrier, Sapper Wm Anderson died in tunnel cave-in The Perth Courier, August 9, 1918
  		Ferrier, Sapper Wm Anderson death notice Renfrew Mercury, Jul 19, 1918 found on The Canadian Virtual War Memorial: Veterans Affairs Canada. "The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)." Database. Veterans Affairs Canada. www.veterans.gc.ca/eng. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/273624?William%20Ferrier
  		Ferrier, Sapper Wm Anderson - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission." Database. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/273624/w-ferrier/

  
  

  Histories

  Ferrier, Sapper William Anderson Military Summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed, updated Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Home Boy sailed aboard SS Corinthian from Glasgow with 102 children April 1905 for Quarrier's Home at Brockville. He was place at W. K. Howison farm in Pembroke Twp. He arrived in England on May 15, 1915 and embarked for France on Sep 14, 1915 and was transferred to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company on Feb 7, 1916. Over the three years in the field, he attended health services a number of times for influenza, bronchitis, trench feet He died of accidental Injuries due to the collapse of the tunnel while tunnelling due to flood on June 21, 1918. "Died (Accidental Injuries) He was working on dugout at Kemmelhof and while engaged at the face at 7 am, Jun 21, 1918 was buried by the breakaway set collapsing. He died before he could be dug out. He enlisted into the 21st Battalion on Dec 29, 1915 at Kingston, Ontario. He was 21 years, 11 months and listed his occupation as farmer. He was described as 5' 6 1/2" tall, weighing lbs, and having a fair complexion, grey eyes, and reddish brown hair. WWI service: He arrived in England on May 15, 1915 and embarked for France on Sep 14, 1915 and was transferred to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company on Feb 7, 1916. Over the three years in the field, he attended health services a number of times for influenza, bronchitis, trench feet Cause of Death: He died of accidental Injuries due to the collapse of the tunnel while tunnelling due to flood on June 21, 1918. "Died (Accidental Injuries) He was working on dugout at Kemmelhof and while engaged at the face at 7 am, Jun 21, 1918 was buried by the breakaway set collapsing. He died before he could be dug out. Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member Attestation Papers: He enlisted into the 21st Battalion on Dec 29, 1914 at Kingston, Ontario. He was 21 years, 11 months and listed his occupation as farmer. He was described as 5' 6 1/2" tall, weighing lbs, and having a fair complexion, grey eyes, and reddish brown hair.

  
  

• Sources

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