George Leonard FURNER

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Service Number:	1771
Enlisted:	23 October 1916, Showground Camp, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Paterson, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1887
Home Town:	Allynbrook, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 December 1917, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

23 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1771, Showground Camp, Sydney
2 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 1771, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
2 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 1771, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery
20 Dec 1917:	Involvement Private, 1771, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1771 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-12-20

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