Furlong William Pte 4457182 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 16:43, 23 July 2026

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	\|Prisoner of War=No.		\|Prisoner of War=No.
	\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.		\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
	\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Bill's brother - Frederick - was taken Prisoner at the same time as he was killed in action, a double blow for their family and their community.
	\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG		\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG
	\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.		\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.

70bgadmin at 16:41, 23 July 2026

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			[[File:Image_%283%29.png\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|Private Bill Furlong 1st Tyneside Scottish]]

70bgadmin at 14:51, 7 March 2022

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	\|Wounded=Not yet known.		\|Wounded=Not yet known.
	\|Prisoner of War=No.		\|Prisoner of War=No.
	~~\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.~~
	\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.		\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
	\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.

70bgadmin at 16:02, 27 December 2021

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	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Not yet known.		\|Wounded=Not yet known.
			\|Prisoner of War=No.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.		\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.

70bgadmin at 16:01, 27 December 2021

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	\|Surname and forenames=Furlong William		\|Surname and forenames=Furlong William
	\|Army number=4457182		\|Army number=4457182
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Date of birth=Born 1920/21.		\|Date of birth=Born 1920/21.
	\|Age=20		\|Age=20 at the time of his death.
	\|Unit=~~Joined~~ The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but ~~possibly late~~ 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted ~~1 TS~~. Served ~~BEF~~. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- R. Casualties.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- R. Casualties.
			\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
			\|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known.
			\|Wounded=Not yet known.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.		\|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.
	~~\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow~~. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.
	\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG		\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG
	\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.		\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 18:01, 18 April 2018

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	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.		\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.
	\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, ~~Bucquoy Road Cemetery~~, Ficheux.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.
	\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG		\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG
	\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.		\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 11:17, 21 November 2016

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	\|Army number=4457182		\|Army number=4457182
	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
			\|Date of birth=Born 1920/21.
	\|Age=20		\|Age=20
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, ~~Trf~~ Black Watch 1/2/1940, ~~Posted~~ 1 TS, KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- R. Casualties.		\|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly late 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- R. Casualties.
	\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
			\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.
	\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
			\|Image Name=Furlong_W_4457182.JPG
			\|Image Title=Pte W Furlong's CWGC headstone.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

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	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
	\|Age=20		\|Age=20
	\|Unit=~~DLI~~, 1 TS 1/2/40		\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- R. Casualties.
	\|Died/Killed in action=20~~/5/1940 00:00:00~~		\|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40
	\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.		\|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 6, Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

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{{Personnel
|id=1432
|Surname and forenames=Furlong William
|Army number=4457182
|Rank=Pte
|Age=20
|Unit=DLI, 1 TS 1/2/40
|Died/Killed in action=20/5/1940 00:00:00
|Home address=Son of Charles and Annie Furlong, Jarrow.
|Source table=1TS
}}