Regimental number | 5184 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Address | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Purvis, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row H, Grave No. I), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Margaret PURVIS, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |