Regimental number | 19049 |
Place of birth | Exeter, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Other training | Carpenter and builder |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bridge Superintendent |
Address | Lipson, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Furnell, Lipson, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | June 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st A Troops C |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Had joined the Kading volunteers. He wass the contractor who built the Lipson Town Hall. His portrait was in the Public Hall." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Catherine Furnell DOWELL, his wife of Lipson, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: J. Furnell who was promoted to Lance Corporal. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |