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Edward Furby

In memory of:

Private Edward Furby

August 6, 1915
Guelph, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

A/2735

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

34th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

November 5, 1892
Leytonstone, Essex, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

January 11, 1915
Sarnia, Ontario

Son of Alice and Edward Furby, of Wednesbury, Staffs, England.

Commemorated on Page 15 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GUELPH (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Soldiers. Blk. K. 3.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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    Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
  • Circumstance of death– Aug 6 1915 Pte Edward Furby (Central Ontario Regiment) dies of spinal meningitis http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2871&sqn=1013&tt=1166&PHPSESSID=85vs4aeeo8d5u9938c5gajn2l6

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    Circumstance of death – Aug 6 1915 Pte Edward Furby (Central Ontario Regiment) dies of spinal meningitis http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2871&sqn=1013&tt=1166&PHPSESSID=85vs4aeeo8d5u9938c5gajn2l6
  • Cemetery– Pte. Edward Furby's grave is located within this military graves section in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario.

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    Cemetery – Pte. Edward Furby's grave is located within this military graves section in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario.
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  • Grave Marker– Restored CWGC Headstone at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

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    Grave Marker – Restored CWGC Headstone at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

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