| Regimental number | 15926 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Boilermaker's apprentice |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.6 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Purcell, 48 Renwick street, Redfern, Sydney, New South wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 17 months in Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces; transferred to AIF. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, 1st & 2nd Anzac Mounted Divisions, 15th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Port Darwin on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria Embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918. Admitted to 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Baalbeck, 24 February 1919 (venereal disease: chancroid); transferred to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Rayak, 25 February 1919; to 32nd Casualty Clearing Hospital, Beirut, 28 February 1919; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 8 March 1919; discharged to duty, 27 June 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 123 days. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 24 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PURCELL Joseph Bede |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
