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Walter PURVES

Regimental number3094
Place of birthRye Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationNight watchman
Address78 Aberdeen Road, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinMrs Leila Purves, 78 Aberdeen Road, Prahran, Victoria
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name5th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death16 August 1935

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