Herbert Furze ZSCHORN

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ZSCHORN, Herbert Furze

Service Number:	20575
Enlisted:	21 December 1917, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Army Medical Corps (AIF)
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 3 May 1896
Home Town:	Unley, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Insurance Clerk
Died:	Glen Osmond, South Australia, 2 June 1943, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Section: Plan Z; Path Number: X; E/W: W; Site #12
Memorials:	Black Forest Parkside West Methodist Church and School Roll of Honor WW1, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

21 Dec 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20575, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Adelaide, SA
6 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 20575, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
6 Aug 1918:	Embarked Private, 20575, Army Medical Corps (AIF), SS Gaika, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 20575

Change of surname

We HERBERT FURZE of Adelaide in the State of South Australia, Insurance Clerk, formerly for two years on active service abroad with the Australian Imperial Force ARNOLD DAVID FURZE of Port Adelaide in the said State an officer of His Majesty's Customs and MARY OLIVE FURZE the wife of the said Arnold David Furze all being natural born British subjects and all heretofore called or known by the surname of Zschorn hereby give public notice that on the Second day of May One thousand nine hundred and Twenty-one each of us severally and formally renounced the use of the said surname Zschorn and then assumed adopted and thenceforth determined on all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the surname of Furze instead of the surname Zschorn.

Dated this Second day of May One thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.

Biography

Born: Herbert Furze ZSCHORN on 03 May 1896 in Unley, South Australia.
SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 583 Page: 353 District: Ade.

Father Gustav Emil ZSCHORN and Mother Euphemia Beatrice Zschorn (nee FURZE)
lived with his parents on enlisting at 212 Young Street, North Unley, SA.

Described on enlisting as 21 years 8 months old, single, 5' 6.5" tall; 110 lbs;
medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Methodist

22/12/1917 enlisted in Adelaide, SA

04/02/1918 appointed to B Company, Mitcham Camp

06/08/1918    embarked from Outer Harbour, SA onboard SS Gaika
                   as a Private with the Army Medical Corps, general reinforcements
13/10/1918    disembarked into London, England

13/10/1918 marched in to AAMC 2 Depot, Fovant

20/05/1919 detached for duty with AA Pay C

26/06/1919 Promoted to Temporary Lance Corporal

25/11/1919 reverts to Private

12/03/1920 returned to Australia onboard HMAT Ceramic
23/04/1920 disembarked into Australia

02/06/1920 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (23880)

02/05/1921 CHANGED name to Herbert FURZE

2/6/1943      died at Glen Osmond, SA
Buried in:     West Terrace Cemetery (General), Adelaide, SA
                   Section: Plan Z; Path Number: X; E/W: W; Site #12

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 28/12/2016. Lest we forget.

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