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Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

Mevagissey, Cornwall [2]

Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Newquay, Cornwall [1]

Ovingham South Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Temporary Major General [1]

Director [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

9th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

9th Lancers [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Imperial Service Troopers [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Edwards Horse [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Late Royal Artillery/ Staff [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Middlesex Regiment/ Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery/ Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [100]

Contribution

Military Service [98]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Islington, Middlesex [2] Mevagissey, Cornwall [2] Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Newquay, Cornwall [1] Ovingham South Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [41] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Temporary Major General [1] Director [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 9th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 9th Lancers [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Imperial Service Troopers [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Edwards Horse [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Late Royal Artillery/ Staff [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Middlesex Regiment/ Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery/ Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [77] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [100]

Contribution

Military Service [98] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

E W Furse

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery/ Royal Flying Corps

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Katharine Furse

Born 1875

Died 1952

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army 633 British Red Cross Society

Royal Navy Director Women's Royal Naval Service

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George Armand Furse

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Maurice Furse

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3101 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 390726 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 3101 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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William Henry Furse

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14/399 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Furse

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 241782 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward Furse

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 240102 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Raymond Furse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217140

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Frederick Furse

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13661 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Edmund William Furse

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Flying Corps

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Albert Thomas Furse

Died 1918

British Army 240248 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 1513 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Richard Furse

Died 1915

British Army 21559 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 21559 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Charles Lewis Furse

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184003

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Edward James Furse

Australian Imperial Force 1272

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Elizabeth May Furse

Royal Navy G6022

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William Thomas Furse

British Army Colonel Royal Artillery

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Albert Henry Furse

Born 1896

Died 1987

British Army 14697 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army WR/206317 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 309048 Private Royal Engineers

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Frederick Herbert Furse

Born 1900

Royal Navy 2922 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Furse

British Army 6377 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 6377 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Harold Gordon Furse

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3058449

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