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Walter Richard PURNELL

Regimental number1855
Place of birthBristol England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrician
Address9 Marshall Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rosetta Phoebe Purnell, 9 Marshall Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death26 April 1935

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