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FURPHEY, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19979 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
| Born: | Goldie, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tullamarine, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19979, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19979, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19979, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, Transferred from the Field A rtillery to the Heavy Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 19979, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19979 awm_unit: Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William John Furphey of Heidelberg Road, Fairfield, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal