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James William Alfred FURMEDGE

James William Alfred FURMEDGE

Male 1907 - 1988  (81 years)


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  • Name James William Alfred FURMEDGE 
    Birth 2 Jun 1907  Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 20 Jun 1907  Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number P1907-003 
    _MILT Between 1924 and 1945  [3, 4] 
    Death 17 Aug 1988  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I193  Furmedge
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2024 

    Father James William FURMEDGE,   b. 25 Jan 1885, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1951, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Georgina WARWICK,   b. 3 May 1885   d. 1973, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1906  Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F72  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bertha Miriam SAUNDERS,   b. 14 Nov 1916   d. 1 Feb 2015, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1935  Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2024 

    Family 2 Rosie Frances CHANDLER,   b. 14 Jun 1913   d. 1988, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1948  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jun 1907 - Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 20 Jun 1907 - Portsea Island, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jul 1935 - Portsea, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1948 - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Aug 1988 - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James enlisted in the Royal Tank Corps of the British Army on 13 March 1924 and served until 19 December 1945. He was a prisoner of war, captured at Kalamata (Greece) on the 30th April 1941 and imprisoned at Salonika (May 1941 to July 1941), Marburg (July 1941 to August 1941), St Nickolie Stiermark (August 1941 to September 1942), Marburg (October 1942 to November 1942), Wagna (November 1942 to March 1943), Wagna Stiermark (March 1943 to March 1944) and St Nickolie Stiermark (March 1944 to Easter 1945). St Nickolie Stiermark and Wagna Stiermark were working camps where he was engaged in farm work. Note: The War Office Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaire records his date of birth as 02 June 1905.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] England & Wales, GRO Birth Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James William Alfred Furmedge, Registered: Jul-Sep 1907, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 2B, Page: 398.

    2. [S77] St Mary (Portsea, Hampshire), Parish Register, James William Alfred Furmedge, Baptism Register Entry, 1907, CHU3/1B/47, Page: 162; Digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Portsmouth History Centre.

    3. [S188] Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records (1919-1934), James William Alfred Furmedge, 1924, Service Number: 543532; Digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk.

    4. [S189] War Office: Directorate of Military Intelligence: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaires, 1945-1946, James William Alfred Furmedge, Service Number: 543532, Reference: WO344/114/2; Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk.

    5. [S4] England & Wales, GRO Death Index, James William A Furmedge: Registered: Jul-Sep 1988, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 20, Page: 508.

    6. [S40] England & Wales, National Probate Calendars, James William Alfred Furmedge, Administration Winchester 1991; digital images accessed on www.gov.uk.

    7. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James William Furmedge: Registered: Jan-Mar 1906, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 2B, Page: 694.

    8. [S77] St Mary (Portsea, Hampshire), Parish Register, James William Furmedge, Marriage Register Entry, 1906, CHU3/1D/102, Page: 212; Digital image accessed on www.findmypast.co.uk; original data: Portsmouth History Centre.

    9. [S87] England & Wales, Marriage Certificate, James William Alfred Furmedge, Reference: Registered: Jul-Sep 1935, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 2B, Page: 1420.

    10. [S28] Newspaper Article, Engagements, Portsmouth Evening News, 03 January 1935, pp10. Digital image accessed on The British Newspaper Archive.

    11. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), James W A Furmedge: Registered: Jan-Mar 1948, District: Portsmouth, Hampshire, Vol: 6B, Page: 1111.


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