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|Surname and forenames=Furbey Francis | |Surname and forenames=Furbey Francis | ||
|Army number=4458052 | |Army number=4458052 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/10/1939. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940 at Ficheux. |
| − | |Prisoner of War= | + | Confirmation of PoW status received 12/7/1940. Repatriated to the UK 19/5/1945. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 2/6/1946. |
| + | |Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Stalag XXIB Schocking, Poland June 1940 to July 1940, Setzdorf June 1942 to 21/1/1945. Worked in a stone quarry. PoW Number 778. | ||
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Date of birth=Born 26/3/1919, mother's maiden surname Smith. | ||
| + | |Age=65 at the time of his death. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not yet ascertained but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=20/10/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=No. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Death registered in Sheffield March 1984 aged 65. | ||
| + | |Home address=Worked as a fork grinder and lived at 3, Berness Close, Arbourthorne Estate, Sheffield, with, at the time of the 1939 General Register, his parents Charles and Catherine. Married Ethel Horsfield in Sheffield 1945. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| + | Some items of data were extracted from the MI9 PoW Questionnaire held on Ancestry.co.uk. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 17 March 2024
Personnel Entry
Name Furbey Francis
Army number 4458052
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 26/3/1919, mother's maiden surname Smith.
Age 65 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/10/1939. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940 at Ficheux.
Confirmation of PoW status received 12/7/1940. Repatriated to the UK 19/5/1945. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 2/6/1946.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 20/10/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded No.
Prisoner of War Yes - held in Stalag XXIB Schocking, Poland June 1940 to July 1940, Setzdorf June 1942 to 21/1/1945. Worked in a stone quarry. PoW Number 778.
Died/Killed in action Death registered in Sheffield March 1984 aged 65.
Home address Worked as a fork grinder and lived at 3, Berness Close, Arbourthorne Estate, Sheffield, with, at the time of the 1939 General Register, his parents Charles and Catherine. Married Ethel Horsfield in Sheffield 1945.
Source table 10DLI
Some items of data were extracted from the MI9 PoW Questionnaire held on Ancestry.co.uk.
