Difference between revisions of "Furlong William Pte 4457182"
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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. |
| + | |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. | |
|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 | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 27 December 2021
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 Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
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.
Source table 1TS
