Name
John Furr
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/05/1918
37
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
53260
Manchester Regiment
11th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT
V.H.2B.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Stevenage Old Town Memorial
St Nicholas' Church Memorial, Stevenage Old Town
Holy Trinity Church Memorial Roll of Honour, Stevenage Old Town
Pre War
John was the son of Thomas & Mary Furr of Fishers Green, Stevenage. He lived at 1 Springfield Passage, Stevenage with his wife Phyllis and their daughters, Phyllis & Violet. Before the war had been employed at the Worbeys timber yard in Trinity Place, Stevenage. He was one of five brothers who were serving in the Army all of whom had been either wounded or gassed, some both.
Wartime Service
The Medal Index Card for John shows that he served with both the Labour Corps and the Manchester Regiment. He died from a serious gunshot wound to his thigh and is buried in the Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
