Henry Charles Furze

Forenames

Henry Charles AWMM

Surname

Furze AWMM

Also known as

• Herbert Charles Furze AWMM
• Herbert Charles AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/353 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

1 May 1890 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 17 Aug 1914 AWMM Wharepoa, Thames Valley, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M.E. Furze (mother), 30 Devonshire Street, Norwich, England AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/353 AWMM

Military service

Natal Military Police 1912 - 1913 250 days AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 17 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM
Cabinet Maker/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Waimana AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 6.5 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  130 pounds AWMM
• Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
  Slight illness on Transport 12, 12 October 1914 AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Margaret Elizabeth Furze, of 30, Devonshire St., Norwich, England, and the late Henry Charles Furze.

Embarked for the Dardanelles 12 April 1915.

Wounded 25 April 1915

Initially reported as wounded and missing; Court of Enquiry reported missing believed dead 16 January 1916.

Listed incorrectly on the Nominal Roll as Herbert Charles Furze

Next of Kin: Mrs M. E. Furze, Norwich, England (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

25 Apr 1915 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16784471
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/720132/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/720132
  Further Reference

References

• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 251
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 3: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.