John Ferguson (1872 – 1939)

John Ferguson was born in Scotland.1) He was a cook, working for J&T Adair in Dawson in 1902.2) He was working as a baker and cook in Dawson in July 1916 when he enlisted to serve in the First World War.3) He was recruited by Captain George Back and was in England by August 1917.4) He registered for employment as a baker in 1920 as a return soldier.5) John Ferguson is buried in the Dawson Hillside Cemetery.6)

1) , 3)
Library and Archives, Attestation Paper. WWI Reg. #1015553. July 1, 1916 in Sidney.
2)
Rasmussen Library, Alaska Yukon Gazetteers 1901 to 1912 index.
4)
Dawson Daily News (Dawson), 17 August 1917.
5)
March 1, 1920. Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Enlistment. Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-G.
6)
Yukon Archives, Yukon Genealogy website.