Henry O'Bernie Furlong

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Born at Wellington. Served on the Western Front, 1917 and with the 5th Contingent in South Africa.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A fatality occurred in Levin on Monday evening, a returned soldier, named Henry O’Bernie Furlong, aged 41 years, dying suddenly in the yard of the Levin Hotel. The late Private Furlong was a native of the Wairarapa, and enlisted at Masterton, where he had been employed as a wool-classer. One brother has been killed at the front and another is at present ill in hospital. Deceased served in the South African War. He resided in the Foxton district for some years prior to enlisting. An inquest was held before Mr W. C. Nation, District Coroner. After hearing the evidence a verdict was returned that death was caused by heart failure."

MANAWATU HERALD, VOLUME XL, ISSUE 1879, 19 SEPTEMBER 1918, PAGE 3

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Casualty

Service Number:

55714

Name:

Henry O'Bernie Furlong

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

Wellington, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

C.M. Furlong (brother), Linton, Manawatu, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Wool classer

Unit:

New Zealand Division, Employment Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

16 September 1918

Day of Death:

Monday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

13 August 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 91
HMNZT 92

Vessel:

Mokoia or Ruahine

Destination:

Glasgow, Scotland

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Levin (Tiro Tiro Road) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block 39. Lot 42. (C. of E. Portion.).

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand