John Ferguson (1872 – 1939) John Ferguson was born in Scotland.((Library and Archives, Attestation Paper. WWI Reg. #1015553. July 1, 1916 in Sidney.)) He was a cook, working for J&T Adair in Dawson in 1902.((Rasmussen Library,// Alaska Yukon Gazetteers 1901 to 1912// index.)) He was working as a baker and cook in Dawson in July 1916 when he enlisted to serve in the First World War.((Library and Archives, Attestation Paper. WWI Reg. #1015553. July 1, 1916 in Sidney.)) He was recruited by Captain George Back and was in England by August 1917.((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 August 1917.)) He registered for employment as a baker in 1920 as a return soldier.((March 1, 1920. Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Enlistment. Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-G.)) John Ferguson is buried in the Dawson Hillside Cemetery.((Yukon Archives, Yukon Genealogy website.))