The Fallen of the Glossop Area.
FURNISS,
J.
Furniss,
John, Private, 57210, 1st
Battalion, Otago Regiment
Born
Hadfield, Derbyshire
Enlisted
Trentham, New Zealand
Resided
Tokemaru Bay, New Zealand
Killed
in action 25th
August 1918 aged 36
Son
of Brook and Emma Furniss, of Glossop; husband of Clara Furniss, of
17a, Primrose Lane, Glossop, Derbyshire, England.
Buried
in Achiet le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, III, H, 25
1911
Census
A
draper
Husband
of Clara Furniss, of 18, High Street West, Glossop, Derbyshire
New
Zealand Army Service records information:
John
was born in England on the 14th
February 1881. He enlisted at Trentham, New Zealand, 10th
December 1915, stating his occupation as a labourer, and his address
as Tokemaru Bay, New Zealand.
He
was five feet eight inches in height, had a medium complexion, grey
eyes and dark brown hair, and he belonged to the Church of England.
Commemorated on the memorial at: Glossop and Whitfield - St. James' Church.
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