John FURNISS

Regimental number57210
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs G E Russell, Glossop, Derbyshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship or ships F Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No 25), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Brook and Emma Furniss, Glossop; Wife: Clara Furniss, 17a Primrose Lane, Glossop, Derbyshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 20

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