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Patrick Henry PURCELL

Regimental number1961
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Address6 Ferry Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Purcell, 6 Ferry Road, Glebe, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death27 December 1969

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