Lt. William Alexander Forbes FERRIER
1895 - 1918 (23 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Lt. William Alexander Forbes FERRIER was born on 26 Jun 1895 in Lieth, Edinburgh, Scotland (son of Alexander FERRIER and Margaret FORBES); died on 11 Oct 1918 in Denain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Iwuy, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- WWI service: award Military medal for Bravery in the Field
- Census: 1901, Newmills, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland; living with grandfather John Forbes
- Immigration: 24 Mar 1914, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; arrived on Scotian with cousin William Anderson Ferrier age 18, farmer
- Attestation Papers: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
- WWI service: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; #59319 21st Battalion, CEF
Notes:
Immigration:
Had never been to Canada before.
WWI service:
listed his occupation as farmer, age 19 yrs 6 mos; 5' 7"; fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair
He had previously served with the 7th Battalion Royal Scotts
2. Alexander FERRIER was born in 1872 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland (son of William FERRIER and Elizabeth ANDERSON); and died. Alexander married Margaret FORBES on 7 Jun 1893 in , Edinburgh, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1864 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1897 in Edinburgh, , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret FORBES was born in 1864 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1897 in Edinburgh, , Scotland. Children:
- Elizabeth Margaret Forbes FERRIER
- 1. Lt. William Alexander Forbes FERRIER was born on 26 Jun 1895 in Lieth, Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 11 Oct 1918 in Denain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Iwuy, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Generation: 3
4. William FERRIER William + Elizabeth ANDERSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth ANDERSON Children:
- David FERRIER
- 2. Alexander FERRIER was born in 1872 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland; and died.