Alex Hassard Ferris MM

Rank:

Sergeant

Regimental number:

437536

Unit at enlistment:

51st Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

October 18th, 1918

Cemetery:

Terlincthun British Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - VII.A.E.15.

Awards or decorations:

Military Medal and Bar

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Halton

Birth city:

Crawford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

134 Kirkness Street, Edmonton, Alberta

Next of kin address:

134 Kirkness Street, Edmonton, Alberta

Trade or calling:

Plumber

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Gallantry medals:

Yes

Letters and documents

London Gazette: 30540
Date: February 23, 1918
Honour or Award: Military Medal
Authority: R.O. 1550, Currie, November 30, 1917
Name: Alexander Hassard Ferris (437536)
Unit: 46th Battalion

Details: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty before Passchendaele on 26th October 1917. He displayed great courage and fine leadership. He was in charge of a L.A.R. and he used this with great effect on the enemy. He showed cool bravery in working the gun, and throughout the day made splendid use of it against the enemy assembling for a counter attack. During this enemy counter attack he used the gun with cool judgment and with good effect, and displayed the greatest bravery under intense enemy shelling. He set a fine example to his men.

London Gazette: 31338
Date: May 14, 1918
Honour or Award: Bar to Military Medal
Authority: C.O. 1989, December 4, 1918
Name: Alexander Hassard Ferris (437536)
Unit: 46th Battalion

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. During military operations in the Vicinity of Emerchicourt he was struck by enemy shrapnel. He was at once carried into a house and rendered first aid, but he died almost immediately.

BX November 6, 1918

Official word has been received that Sergeant Alex Hassard Ferris, formerly a resident of Brantford for many years, who was residing in Edmonton when he enlisted, had been killed in action. A number of relatives reside in the city.