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|Surname and forenames=Furlong William | |Surname and forenames=Furlong William | ||
|Army number=4457182 | |Army number=4457182 | ||
|Rank= | |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= | |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. | ||
|Joined Brigade= | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | |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. | |||
|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. | |||
|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. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Image_%283%29.png|800px|thumb|centre|Private Bill Furlong 1st Tyneside Scottish]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:43, 23 July 2026
Personnel Entry
Name Furlong William
Army number 4457182
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1920/21.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source table 1TS
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