Name of Ancestor: Arthur Henry Furness
Ancestor's date of birth: 28/01/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 12/01/1944
Cause of Death: Not Known
Service Number: 69
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD
Place of Enlistment: Not known most likely Warwick Qld
Unit: 6th Qld Imperial Bushman
Rank attained in Boer War: PTE, Date Effective: 04/04/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): SGT, Date Effective: 15/11/1918
Murray Page: 511
Ship: Not known Date of Sailing: 01/01/19
Boer War Service: He served from the 4/4/1901 to 17th May 1902 in the 6th Qld Imperial Bushman Contingent during the Boer War in South
Africa. He was slightly wounded at Mooifontein.
Memorial details: He is buried in the Toowong Cemetery Brisbane
Decorations: Not known
Personal Characteristics: Not known
Reasons to go and fight: Not known
Details of service in war: There are two dates when he joined the Australian Imperial Forces
on the 7th August 1914. He was drafted to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment and served through WW1 and on the 15th November
1918 reached the rank of Sergeant.
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