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David Japp Ferrier

Rank Leading Seaman
Service Number D2415
Born 16 Sep 1876 Broughty Ferry

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HMS Caroline

Class C class Light Cruiser

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Decorations LSGC; 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 1899-07-04 Next of kin address 6 New Bedford Road Scotland More info Possible alternative birth date 16 May 1875 Signed on as surgeon with SS Ulysses from 22/2/1901 to 19/7/1901. Ferrier served in the Merchant Navy until 1914 when he was called out by proclamation. He served in HMS Caroline for the duration of the war. Having returned to the Merchant Navy after the war, he died of heart failure whilst serving aboard SS Makala in 1935.