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	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death January 2002 - registered in Gateshead.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death January 2002 - registered in Gateshead.
	\|Home address=Father - Alfred Alexander Furness (1881 - 1961) Joiner and Carpenter. Mother Ellen Moss (1885 - 1935). The 1939 Register shows Edmund as a Joiner's Apprentice (possibly to his father) at the age of 14, and living with his father, stepmother and siblings at 20 Fife Street, Gateshead.		\|Home address=Father - Alfred Alexander Furness (1881 - 1961) Joiner and Carpenter. Mother Ellen Moss (1885 - 1935). The 1939 Register shows Edmund as a Joiner's Apprentice (possibly to his father) at the age of 14, and living with his father, stepmother and siblings at 20 Fife Street, Gateshead. He married Lilian Veevers (1926 - 2017) in April 1948 - registered in Northumberland Central.
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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Furness Edmund Alfred
|Army number=14554015
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 15/1/1925 - birth registered January 1925 in Gateshead. Mother's maiden surname Moss.
|Age=77 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed but probably 1943. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5/1947. Granted A Release 24/6/1947. Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death January 2002 - registered in Gateshead.
|Home address=Father - Alfred Alexander Furness (1881 - 1961) Joiner and Carpenter. Mother Ellen Moss (1885 - 1935). The 1939 Register shows Edmund as a Joiner's Apprentice (possibly to his father) at the age of 14, and living with his father, stepmother and siblings at 20 Fife Street, Gateshead.
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Furness Edmund Alfred Private 14554015 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 12:53, 5 January 2026

70bgadmin: Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Furness Edmund Alfred |Army number=14554015 |Rank=Private. |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |Date of birth=Born 15/1/1925 - b..."