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FURNISS, Edward Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 10184 |
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Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Port Campbell, Victoria, February 1884 |
Home Town: | Port Campbell, Corangamite, Victoria |
Schooling: | Illabarook State School |
Occupation: | Carpenter/Bridge builder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row H, Grave No. I, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boolarra Christ Church Honour Roll, Boolarra Memorial Park and Gates, Grand Trunk State School No 809 Pictorial Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10184, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 10184, 10th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 10184, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
7 Jun 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Battle of Messines | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10184, 11th Field Company Engineers, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10184 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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