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William PURCELL

Regimental number423
Place of birthTalbot Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressKennedy Street, Maryborough, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Purcell, Kennedy Street, Maryborough, Victoria
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row b, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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