Stanford in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

James Grant Fergusson

A~B~1908

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. James Grant Fergusson Marker

Inscription. 2nd Lieutenant in the Eighth Black Watch
Killed in Action at Longueval France
14 July 1916

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I.

Location. 37° 25.709′ N, 122° 10.186′ W. Memorial is in Stanford, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Jane Stanford Way east of Lomita Mall, on the right when traveling east. The plaque is mounted to the exterior of the arcade leading from Memorial Court to the Assembly Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford CA 94305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Edouard Pellissier (here, next to this marker); The Burghers of Calais (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallenberg Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoration of the Stanford Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); Motion Picture Research Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to the Stanford Clock Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Pursuit of Breakthroughs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford.

Also see . . . James Grant Fergusson. Great War Dundee

"On the outbreak of war he gave up an appointment in New York and came to offer his services to his country. He obtained a commission in the Black Watch. He was twice wounded, the latter time remaining on duty till his death eight days later."

(Submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 24, 2023

2. James Grant Fergusson Marker

Plaque on the left.

James Grant Fergusson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Find A Grave, July 20, 2018

3. James Grant Fergusson

Palo Alto Times-285 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Find A Grave, July 13, 2018

4. Palo Alto Times-285

June 7, 1920
STANFORD SERVICE SKETCHES James Grant Fergusson, '08, was the first Stanford man to fall in the World War.
After graduating from Stanford, he took the degree of M. D. at Johns Hopkins; but when the war started, after serving for a time as a medical officer, he entered a line regiment. He was lieutenant, in the Scottish Black Watch, a famous regiment. He fell June 14, 1916.
The Stanford War Memorial is to perpetuate the memory of the Stanford men who gave their lives during the war.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.