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Andrew Hartley PURSER

Regimental number1033
Place of birthBindoon Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMoora, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Purser, Moora, Western Australia
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 2), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jacob and Margaret PURSER, Moora, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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