Source:The Clinton New Era. September 26, 1918. Page 1.
Family Search: When Private Albert “Bert” Furness was born on 2 September 1890, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, his father, Francis Furness, was 63 and his mother, Susan Matthews, was 47. He married Mossaline Rands on 24 November 1910, in Clinton, Huron, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as finisher. He died on 28 August 1918, in Vis-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 27, and was buried in France
PTE. BERT FURNISS KILLED
Mrs. Bert Furniss received word on Friday that her husband was killed in action on the 28th of Augusts. Pte. Furniss was a member of the 161st Battalion and when it broke up in England he was transferred to the 18th Battalion. He leaves a wife and two small boys to mourn his loss. Pte. Furness’ [sic] home was in Orillia and he came here about 9 years ago.
The Clinton New Era. September 26, 1918. Page 1.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 