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William PURCHASE

Regimental number5768
Place of birthBendigo Victoria
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationLabourer
AddressFitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs. I. Purchase, Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 15 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917

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