Regimental number | 6/1961 |
Address | c/o Mr Miller, Timaru |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, F Purcell, Levin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Eliza Purcell, 51 Taoni Street, Palmerston North |
Family/military connections | Brother: 23/567 Rifleman Leslie Arthur PURCELL, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 17 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
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