| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | H06386 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 1937 Private (Pte) Samuel George Furner, 10th Battalion. A clerk from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1937 Private (Pte) Samuel George Furner, 10th Battalion. A clerk from Wallaroo, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Furner embarked with the 5th Reinforcements from Adelaide on HMAT Hororata on 20 April 1915. On 6 May 1917 he was killed in action at Bullecourt, aged 20, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. He was a cousin of Brigadier-General George Furner Langley DSO.