Alfred William Alexander PURVIS MM

PURVIS, Alfred William Alexander

    Service Number: 2630
    Enlisted: 29 May 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Maidenhead, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Memorials: Emmaville War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    29 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion
    17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2630, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2630, 33rd Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney
    12 Jun 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

    The son of Henry William Purvis and Florence Purvis of Emmaville NSW, his two brothers were killed during the war. 3198 Henry Harold Purvis 4th Battalion AIF killed in action at Lagnicourt on 15 April 1917, and 1222 Donald Purvis killed in action at Menin Road, Belgium on 16 September 1917.

    Alfred's Military Medal was awarded for “for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on Road Wood near Bouchavesnes, France on 31 August 1918.

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