Cyril Arthur FURMIDGE b. 20 Jun 1891 Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa d. 18 Jul 1916 Picardie, France: Our Family History

1891 - 1916 (25 years)

Name	Cyril Arthur FURMIDGE
Birth	20 Jun 1891	Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa [1]
Baptism	25 Mar 1893	Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	P1891-ZA015
Death	18 Jul 1916	Picardie, France [2, 3]
Person ID	I1033	Furmedge
Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

Father	Samuel FURMIDGE, b. Abt 1848 d. 3 May 1915, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emma WARD, b. Abt 1849 d. 15 Jun 1923, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 74 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	2 Sep 1875	Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa [4]
Family ID	F447	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Jun 1891 - Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
	Baptism - 25 Mar 1893 - Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
	Death - 18 Jul 1916 - Picardie, France

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Headstones

Private Cyril Arthur Furmidge (1891-1916)
Gravestone for Cyril Arthur Furmidge, killed in action during the Battle of the Somme at Delville Wood, Picardie, France. Memorial ID: 56585077.
Plot: VI.A.1

Notes

Cyril Arthur Furmidge was a Private in the 1st South African Infantry Regiment. The regiment saw action against the German army at Delville Wood, Longueval, France during July 1916 (Battle of the Somme); Cyril was killed in action.

Sources

[S400] St Cyprian (Kimberley, South Africa), Parish Register, Cyril Arthur Furmidge, 1893, Baptism Register Entry 3607, Page: 367; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; original data: William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa).
[S94] CWGC Archive, Private C A Furmidge (3965), 1st Regiment South African Infantry, Delville Wood Cemetery, Longeuval, Department de la Somme, Picardie, France. Plot VI.A.1.
https://www.archive.cwgc.org
[S439] Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Picardie, France, Private C. A. Furmidge, memorial page, Find a Grave database and images, Plot: VI. A. 1., Memorial ID: 56585077.
[S399] All Saints (Dutoit's Pan, Kimberley, South Africa), Parish Register, Samuel Furmidge, 1875, Marriage Register Entry 136, Page: 67; digital image accessed on www.familysearch.org; original data: William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa).