FURPHY, Wallace
(Service number 7/46)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Victoria, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme Junction | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs James FURPHY, Rushworth, Victoria, Australia | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 July 1924 | Age | 42 years |
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| Place of Death | Mooroopna Hospiital, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Cause | Effects os shell shock while on active service | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Rushworth Cemetery, Rushworth, Victoria, Australia | ||
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Biographical Notes
Wallace Wanalta Bellegrove FURPHY was one of six sons and six daughters of Isaac FURPHY and his wife Jessie née ROSS), of Victoria, Australia.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [19 June 2016]; Otago Daily Times, 12 June 1915, Marlborough Express, 21 June 1915, Sun, 21 June 1915, 6 August 1915, Star, 6 July 1915, Timaru Herald, 7 July 2016, Press, 8 July 1915, 20 October 1915, New Zealand Herald, 13 July 1915, Waimate Advertiser, 2 August 1915, 1 November 1915, 28 July 1916, 4 May 1917 (Papers Past) [18 & 19 June 2016]
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