Edwin Joseph Furlong – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 31 Squadron
Flight Sergeant Edwin Joseph Furlong – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 31 Squadron Early Life and Family Background Edwin Joseph Furlong was born in 1920 in Swansea, the only child of Thomas Furlong and Mary Jane Furlong . His early years were spent in the close‑knit streets of central Swansea, where his family lived and worked during the inter‑war years. The Family in the 1921 Census 1921 Census The 1921 Census records the Furlong family residing at 14 Chapel Street, Swansea . Thomas, aged thirty‑five, was employed as a Drapery Warehouse Man with Edward Ltd. , Oxford Street, one of the city’s well‑known commercial establishments. His wife Mary Jane , aged thirty, undertook household duties, while their infant son Edwin Joseph , then just seven months old, was recorded as the couple’s only child. Also present in the household was Mary , aged fifty‑six, likely a relative providing support within the home. The census captures the family at the very beginning of Edwin’s life. Servi...
