Henry James FURMAGE

Henry James FURMAGE

Male 1889 - 1916  (27 years)


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  • Name Henry James FURMAGE 
    Birth 1889  Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptism 7 Jul 1889  Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number P1889-007 
    Death 21 Aug 1916  Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Cause: Died of wounds 
    Person ID I1249  Furmedge
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2026 

    Father James FURMAGE,   b. 15 Mar 1862, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1956, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Ellen BURGESS,   b. Abt 1860, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1930, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1885  Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1889 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 7 Jul 1889 - Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Died of wounds - 21 Aug 1916 - Picardie, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Henry James Furmage was a Private, initially in the Dorset Regiment (service number 15622) and then in the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (service number 14992). He was serving in France and Flanders (Western European Theatre) when he died.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Henry James Furmage, Registered: Apr-Jun 1889, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 291.

    2. [S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, Henry James Furmage, Baptism Register Entry, 1889, PE/COC: RE 2/5, Page: 299; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.

    3. [S94] CWGC Archive, Furmage, H. J, Private No.: 14992, 100th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf.); Index No. Fr 833, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe (A-L), grave registration digital image:.
      https://www.archive.cwgc.org

    4. [S520] Machine Gun Corps Database, Furmage Henry James Private 14992; Reference: SKR/DAT/IP/9387; transcript accessed on The National Archives Discovery Catalogue.

    5. [S95] England & Wales, GRO War Death Army Other Ranks, Henry J Furmage, Rank: Private, Number: 14992, Unit: M.G.C, Year: 1916: Reference: ARR2, Vol: M.4, Page: 60.

    6. [S464] St Edward (Corfe Castle, Dorset), Parish Register, James Furmage, Marriage Register Entry, 1885, PE/COC: RE 3/6, Page: 238; digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: Dorset History Centre.

    7. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James Furmage: Registered: Oct-Dec 1885, District: Wareham, Dorset, Vol: 5A, Page: 611.


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