Cpl
Frederick Furnell
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1887 |
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Place of birth: Newport, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia |
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Profession: Fireman (steam engine) |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 511 |
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Enlistment date: 14/12/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Light Railway Operating Company, 1st Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 19/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Swan Chateau, Ieper, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 30 |
Cemetery
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Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot: II Row: A Grave: 7 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Enlistment place |
My story
Frederick Furnell was the son of Frederick and Bridget (Dalia) Furnell. He was born around 1887 in Newport, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He lived in Ascot Vale, Victoria and worked as a stoker. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 14 December 1916. He was with the 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company. His younger brother Gilbert James Furnell had enlisted a year earlier on 16 April 1915. He was first attached to the Australian Naval Bridging Train, but then transferred to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, where he eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant.
Frederick died on 19 September 1917. According to his father, Frederick went to visit his younger brother Gilbert and dined with him and some others in a hut near Swan Château. A shell hit a tree and exploded. 26-year-old Gilbert was injured in the head, right leg and right arm, Frederick died shortly after the explosion.
Gilbert also died of his injuries a few hours later and was buried in The Huts Cemetery (plot VI, row B, grave 14). The 30-year-old Frederick is buried in Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (plot II, row A, grave 7).
Frederick died on 19 September 1917. According to his father, Frederick went to visit his younger brother Gilbert and dined with him and some others in a hut near Swan Château. A shell hit a tree and exploded. 26-year-old Gilbert was injured in the head, right leg and right arm, Frederick died shortly after the explosion.
Gilbert also died of his injuries a few hours later and was buried in The Huts Cemetery (plot VI, row B, grave 14). The 30-year-old Frederick is buried in Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (plot II, row A, grave 7).
Connection to other soldiers 1
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Gilbert James Furnell
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Sources 4
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1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 15/2/1). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, FURNELL F). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SessionTimeout.aspx Sources used |
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Image https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/229165119?keyword=Furnell Sources used |
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Roll Of Honour (Austarlian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), RCDIG1068867). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=cd6c32b4-e76b-4160-8b7a-a455a25843a2 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/92784 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7440157 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=105725 |