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PURSER, Arthur Bedford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2873 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cameron Corner, South Australia, 24 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Edwardstown industrial school |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll, Mitchell & Districts War Memorial, Mitchell War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2873, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2873, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2873, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2873 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. B. PURSER.
Information has been received that Private A. B. Purser was killed in action in France on September 4. He was the eldest brother of Miss Mary Purser, of Henley Beach." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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