| Regimental number | 1573 |
| Place of birth | Drouin, Victoria |
| School | Wesley College |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | 183 Park Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Charles Fuhrmann, Drouin, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Sgt. 10th Australian Light Horse, Gippsland Reg. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT RMS Mongolia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Died of Pneumonia, Jerusalem |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row W, Grave No. 66), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Charles and Frederick FUHRMANN, Drouin, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Uncles: 4805 Pte Herbert FURHMANN, 16th Bn. killed in action, 8 August 1917; 1759 Pte Victor FUHRMANN, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 January 1916. Brother: 2996 Pte Guido Nelson FUHRMANN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine To be Lance Corporal, 22 January 1916. Marched out to Serapeum, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 11 June 1916 (debility). To be temporary Corporal, 11 October 1916. To be Corporal, 29 December 1916. To be temporary Sergeant, 27 April 1917. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 19 June 1917 (synovitis knee); returned to duty, 21 June 1917. To be Sergent, 19 July 1917. Marched out to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Cadre, 23 September 1917; taken on strength, 24 September 1917. Marched out to School of Instruction, 21 October 1917; returned to unit, 31 October 1917. To hospital, 5 November 1917; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, 7 November 1917 (diarrhoea). Marched out to Reinforcements Camp, Moascar, 3 December 1917; marched into Reinforcements Camp, 3 December 1917; rejoined 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 30 December 1917. Transferred to 10th Light Horse Regiment, 15 January 1918; taken on strength, 16 January 1918. Admitted to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Station, Jerusalem, 2 August 1918 (debility); transferred to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 8 August 1918; listed as dangerously ill, 9 August 1918 (not yet diagnosed). Died of disease, 13 August 1918 (pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FUHRMANN Charles Franklin |
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