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Kenneth PURSELL

Regimental number484
Place of birthMolesworth Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressNew Norfolk, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary E Pursell, Molesworth, Tasmania
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 December 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 October 1944
Age at death53
Place of burialNew Norfolk Cemetery, Tasmania

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