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John William Lewington PURVES

Date of birth1 January 1878
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMining engineer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs D F Purves, 'Ealing', Edgecliffe Road, Woollahra, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, December 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/15/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: MIN Tun Coy
Promotion date: 15 October 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: MIN 3 Tun Coy
Promotion date: 13 August 1917

FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1919

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