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PURCELL, Tommy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7813A |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Atherton, Qld., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Malanda, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 55th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension I A 28, Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Doingt, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7813A, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7813A, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7813A, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 7813A, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7813A awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Brother of Emily PURCELL
Of Malanda, via Cairns, Qld.
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