2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
12/03/1897
Died:
29/09/1918 (Killed in Action)
Age:
21
Summary
James Ferguson was the youngest son of John and Margaret Ferguson. He was born in Ardtrea, County Londonderry on 12th March 1897. He was the youngest of at least six children. By 1911 his mother had died. James had left school and was working on his father’s farm. James enlisted in Newtownards, County Down. Private James Ferguson was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Sunday 29th September 1918.
Dadizeele New British Cemetery is located 16 km east of Ieper town centre on a road leading from the N8 Meenseweg, connecting Ieper to Menen via Geluwe. From Ieper town centre the Meenseweg is located via Torhoutstraat and then right onto Basculestraat. Basculestraat ends at a main crossroads, directly over which begins the Meenseweg. 12 km along the N8 lies the village of Geluwe and the left hand turning onto the Nieuwstraat (later called Derdeansiersstraat, towards Dadizele). 5 km along this road lies the village of Dadizele. The cemetery is located 100 metres after the left hand turning at the junction with Geluwestraat and Beselarestraat, in the village of Dadizele.
