FURR, James Henry Benson
| Service Number: | 6354 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Tubercular Pleurisy, United Kingdom, 28 March 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon, England Grave 156., Exeter Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6354, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6354, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 6354, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6354 awm_unit: 6th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of Grace Ann Furr, of 170, Pickle St., South Melbourne, and the late James Henry Benson Furr.
Deaths Mar 1918 Furr James 20 Exeter 5b
See June 1919
Deaths Jun 1919 Furr James 20 Exeter 5b 97
The above transcription represents what is in the GRO index but it is referred to by the following entry
Deaths 1918 Mar: Furr,James,20,Exeter,5b,See June 1919
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 28th March…… James Henry Benson Furr was born in South Melbourne, Victoria in mid-1898
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 29th August, 1915 as an 18 year old, single, Tinsmith from 170 Pickles Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.
Sapper James Henry Benson Furr, Service number 6354, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Armadale (A26) on 20th March, 1916 & disembarked at Suez on 23rd April, 1916.
On 23rd April, 1916 Sapper Furr joined Miscellaneous Reinforcements at Tel-el-Kebir.
He embarked on SS Briton from Alexandria on 28th May, 1916 & was marched in to 1st A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) in France.
Sapper Furr was taken on strength with 6th F.C.E. (Field Company Engineers) in Belgium on 2nd October, 1916.
Sapper James Furr was sent sick to 5th Australian Field Ambulance on 22nd November, 1916. He was transferred & admitted to Casualty Clearing Station on 23rd November, 1916 & transferred again to 3rd Stationary Hospital at Rouen, France on 25th November, 1916 with pharyngitis. Sapper James Furr was transferred to Convalescent Depot on 30th November, 1916 & discharged to Base Details on 2nd December, 1916.
On 5th December, 1916 Sapper James Furr was marched in from Hospital to A.G.B.D. (Australian General Base Depot) at Etaples, France. He was marched out to 6th F.C.E. (Field Company Engineers) on 11th December, 1916 & rejoined his Unit on 15th December, 1916.
He was written up for a Crime – “conduct prejudicial to good order & Military Discipline in that he left his work without permission.” He forfeited 2 days pay.
Sapper James Furr was on leave to England from 1st September, 1917 & rejoined from leave on 14th September, 1917.
On 13th December, 1917 Sapper James Furr was sent sick to 10th Australian Field Ambulance in Belgium. He was transferred to 6th Australian Field Ambulance on 15th December, 1917 then transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 16th December, 1917. Sapper James Furr was transferred to Ambulance Train- AT. 30 on 17th December, 1917 & admitted to 55th General Hospital at Boulogne, France on the same day suffering from Pleurisy.
He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship St. Denis from Boulogne on 1st March, 1918 suffering from Pleural Effusion & was admitted to War Hospital at Exeter, Devon, England on 1st March, 1918 with Pleurisy – severe.
Sapper James Henry Benson Furr died at 11.30 am on 28th March, 1918 at Exeter War Hospital, No. 2 Section, Devon from Tubercular Pleurisy.
He was buried in Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon, England – Plot number 156 and has a simple granite marker headstone. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/higher-cemetery.html
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