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 |
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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
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
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| #3 | Enlistment place |
My story
Corporal Frederick Furnell lived as fireman with his wife Ellen Hannah and his 2 children in the town of Ascot Vale, Victoria in Australia.
At the age of 29 he enlisted the 15th Australian Light Railway Operational Company of the AIF.
In the second half of 1917 the Company worked at the front in Flanders during the Battle of Passchendaele.
On 19th September Frederick was visiting his younger brother Gilbert James, a lieutenant of the 2nd Pioneers, in the Swan Chateau near Ypres, headquarter of the 2nd Pioneers. They in company with others were having diner in a shack, when a shell struck a tree, exploded and killed 8 of them.
His brother Gilbert lived for four hours, dying in a dressing station, Frederick, 30 years of age, died within 20 minutes.
Corporal Frederick Furnell was buried in the Belgian Corner Cemetery Ypres, Belgium, plot II, row A, grave 7.
At the age of 29 he enlisted the 15th Australian Light Railway Operational Company of the AIF.
In the second half of 1917 the Company worked at the front in Flanders during the Battle of Passchendaele.
On 19th September Frederick was visiting his younger brother Gilbert James, a lieutenant of the 2nd Pioneers, in the Swan Chateau near Ypres, headquarter of the 2nd Pioneers. They in company with others were having diner in a shack, when a shell struck a tree, exploded and killed 8 of them.
His brother Gilbert lived for four hours, dying in a dressing station, Frederick, 30 years of age, died within 20 minutes.
Corporal Frederick Furnell was buried in the Belgian Corner Cemetery Ypres, Belgium, plot II, row A, grave 7.
Connection to other soldiers 1
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Gilbert James Furnell
Brother |
Sources 7
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AIF Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=105725 Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/92784/frederick-furnell/ Sources used |
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Image https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/229165119?keyword=Furnell Sources used |
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Service Record https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4001573 Sources used |
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The Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people?people_preferred_name=Furnell&people_service_number=511&people_unit= Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/australian-and-new-zealand-division/ Sources used |
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War Diary https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1345941 Sources used |