Arthur Ernest FURLONG

FURLONG, Arthur Ernest

Service Number: 1241
Enlisted: 6 March 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 10th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Masterton, New Zealand, 1879
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Porter
Died: Died of Illness, Fremantle, Western Australia, 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 23 May 1918
Cemetery: Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
CofE Section AA, Grave 1665, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1241, Perth, Western Australia
1 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1241, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1241, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
28 Dec 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, 1241, Discharged at 5 Military District
23 May 1918: Involvement Trooper, 1241, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1241 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-05-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Mr & Mrs Furlong of Palmerston North, New Zealnd. Brother of Charles Furlong of Featherstone, New Zealand

February 1915 - Had Malaria

12 November 1917 - Returned to Australia on board Wiltshire

9 February 1918 - A Miss Ruby King wrote to Base Records asking for informatio about Arthur

Died after discharge of Tachycardia brought in by Pneumonia at the AGH at Fremantle, WA.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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