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FURNESS, Furnrick Richard Charles

Service Number:	2479
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sussex, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Tallarook, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Coopers Company School, Bow, London, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tallarook St. Stephen's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2479, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2479, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2479, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2479 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted as Furness Furnrick