Lt Col Willoughby Furnivall DSO

[davidfegga]

Hi all

Am researching the history and service of 175 (Staffordshire) Bgde RFA. I have all the war diaries, but wondered if anyone knew anything about the above officer who was their Commander from July 1916.

Would his service papers likely to have survived, as I've seen somewhere that Officers records are more or less intact?

Any help appreciated.

Dave

[John84]

Dave

Here are a few gazette entries for Lt Col Furnivall, it seems he was awarded his DSO in the 1918, new years honours list

John.

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[kpm]

Hi Dave,

A little information from Debrett's 1930:-

Lt Col Willoughby FURNIVALL, D.S.O., son of the late Willoughby Charles FURNIVALL.

Born 1876., Lt Col R.A. [retired] and Reserve of Officers.

Served in South Africa 1899 - 1901, Despatches, QSA with six clasps; European War 1914-18 [Despatches, D.S.O. 1918], Mesopotamia 1920-21 [Despatches, Medal].

Married 1923 - Joan, daughter of Westcott Mallet MORRIS.

Ian.

[Steven Broomfield]

Bit more from Who's Who: born Simla, 7.7.76; commissioned RFA 1896, served France, Belgium, Italy, Rhine, Mesopotamia 1920 (despatched, medal). m 1928 (or possibly 23 - typeface a bit iffy!) Joan Francis Lulie Morris, one daughter (as W'sW was the 1928 version, this makes a 1923 marriage more likely - in those days they married before breeding!!). Recreations riding and shootin; Club Naval & Military

[davidfegga]

Thanks for the info. Bit of a different background to my Grandad then!

Dave

[rflory]

Lt Col Willoughby Furnivall, RFA

Born on 7 July 1876, the second son of Willoughby Charles Furnivall of Barnstaple

Educated at Charterhouse School from Summer 1889 to Summer 1891

Gentleman Cadet, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 22 Feb 94

2nd Lieut, RFA, 21 Mar 96

Lieut, RFA, 21 Mar 99

Served in South Africa from May97 to Nov 01 (QSA with 6 clasps: Orange Free State, Transvaal, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laings Nek, South Africa 1901); Mentioned in Despatches, London Gazette of 10 Sep 01

Served in India from Nov 01 to Jan 09 and from Nov 09 to

Captain, RFA, 21 Dec 01

Major, RFA, 27 Jul 12

Acting Lt. Col, RFA from 29 Jun 16 to 13 Sept 16

Lt Col, RFA on 14 Sep 16

Served in France and Belgium from Jan 1916 to Nov 1917 and from Mar 18 to 11 Nov 18 and in Italy from Nov 1917 to Mar 1918 as OC, 175th Brigade, RFA

Mentioned in Despatches in London Gazette of 14 Dec 17

Distinguished Service Order in London Gazette of 1 Jan 18

Took part in the operations in Iraq as OC, XIX Brigade, RFA (General Service Medal with clasp Iraq, Mentioned in Despatches in London Gazette of 9 Sep 1921

On Half-Pay on 1 Jan 21

Retired as Lt Col, RFA on 24 Sep 21

Married Joan, the 2nd daughter of Westcott Mallett Morris in 1923

His sister, Dorothy, received the Kaiser-i-Hind medal in 1914.

Sources: Charterhouse Register, 1872-1931; List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1862-1914;

The Thirty Fourth Division, 1915-1919; various Army Lists.

Regards. Dick Flory