Regimental number | 2972 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss A A Daymond, Royal Exchange Hotel, Kadina, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member for 5 years of Yorketown Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Form B103 (Movements) missing from Archives file. War service: Western Front Admitted to hospital, France; transferred to England, 18 October 1916, and admitted to 4th Northern General Hospital, 19 October 1916 (fractured left ankle: mild). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 2 December 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 January 1920; discharged, Adelaide, 12 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as PURSELL. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PURCELL William |