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    Hello,

    Trying to find information on my great grandfather Donald Archibald Ferguson, he joined the army in the highland light infantry in 1898. And I have a photo that has written on it "promoted to Warrant Officer Class 2" but that is all I know about his military career. I know he died in 1947, my grandfather said he was an unwell man.

    If anyone has any information or can help in anyway I would appreciate it.

    Thanks

    Cat

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    His service record is on Ancestry. It gives a lot of information with a physical description and postings (including promotion to warrant officer) but just to establish that we have the right bloke it lists his family as
    Wife: Annie Stoddart Hope married 13 June 1914 in Crawford
    Children:
    Mary Jane 28:7:14
    Donald 25:9:15
    Margaret Laing 25:4:18
    The girls have other names which are difficult to read
    Children appear to have been born at Elvanbank, Evanfoot
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    Yes we are both looking at the same man.
    I have the army admission with a description of physical appearance and I have a photo. But nothing else.
    I'll have to wait until I can afford ancestry again so I can have a look. Is there a lot of information there?

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    If you go to Scotlandspeople you can buy credits and download the marriage cerrtificate of Donald A. Macdonald FERGUSON to Annie Stoddart HOPE in 1914 in Crawford, Lanarkshire.
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    Yes, I have that already thanks

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    Also on Ancestry, this man appears on the Silver War Badge roll. The entry confirms that CSM Ferguson, Donald was discharged on 30 May 1919 as a result of wounds received.

    Are you aware that you can just buy pay-per-view credits on Ancestry?

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    He also appears to have fought in the Boer War
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