Regimental number | 6275 |
Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania |
School | The Friends High School, Hobart Tasmania |
Other training | Apprenticed in his father's general store |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Deloraine, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr R P Furmage, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 27.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Spoilbank Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Mary FURMAGE. Native of Deloraine, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3650 Pte Lyell Stewart FURMAGE, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Thomas Green Ricksman FURMAGE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FURMAGE Thomas Greer Rickman |