| 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 |