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William Leslie PURKISS

Regimental number6137
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBayliss Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Purkiss, Bayliss Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918

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