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206261 James E Furniss British Army 4th Bn Royal Irish Rifles (d.30th July 1917) I am looking for information about a British Officer from World War 1. The reason is that I have bought an officers sword M/1897 with the owner's name engraved and I want to know more about this officer and the unit he belonged to: James E Furniss Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 4th Bn. Killed in action 31/07/1917 Age 29 Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Son of John E, and Ellen Furniss, of Straid, Ballynure, Co. Antrim I would appreciate if anyone could help me with any information about this officer, his background, his career, his units, were he fought and were he died and a picture of him and about the Royal Irish Rifles 4th Bn. I visited the Somme-area this summer including the Ulster Tower and Thiepval and my interest increased when I recently bought the sword Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**