| Regimental number | 1265 |
| Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs N E Furze, Steera Street, Bridgetown, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 946 Sergeant Norman Burchill FURZE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 May 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-H.M.A.T. 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 10 January 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 12 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty and 32nd Bn, Ferdan, 15 January 1916. Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance, Moascar, 29 May 1916 (heat exhaustion); discharged to unit, 31 May 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, Moascar, 3 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, on board 'Transylvania', 18 June 1916 (enteritis); discharged 19 June 1916. Disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 1120909: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FURZE Reginald Arthur
Red Cross file 1120808 Red Cross file 1120909 |
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