Memorial

Sapper F Furlong

Plaque

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

On south wall, St Barbara’s Garrison Church, Maxwell Road, Gillingham, Rochester Upon Medway, Kent, ME7 5SG, England

TQ 76150 68540

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 86916
Description: A plain brass plaque with a Royal Engineer badge at centre top.
Inscription: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SAPPER FRANK FURLONG / 71 FIELD SQUADRON R.E. / KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE MONTEBELLO / ISLANDS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WHILE WORKING / IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATOMIC WEAPON TRIAL / 13TH OCTOBER 1952. AGED 30 YEARS // ERECTED BY HIS COMRADES//

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, cause of death, place of death, occupation, date of death, age at death

British Nuclear Test Veterans Association https://www.bntva.com/gillingham (accessed 13 Aug 2024)