Regimental number | 614 |
Place of birth | Yarraville Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Sugar Boiler |
Address | 21 Berry Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, T Purcell, 21 Berry Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brother: 617 Gunner Leo Patrick PURCELL, 5th Artillery Battery, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |