PURCELL, Charles
| Other Name: | Purcell, Andrew Charles |
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| Service Number: | 1784 |
| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrington Newcastle Wharf Labourers Union Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1784 | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1784, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1784, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Debby McKenna
Andrew Charles Purcell aka Charles Purcell
Charles was the fourth child and first son of John and Sarah Ann Purcell (nee Bates).
The Purcell family lived in Spring Hill near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
After Charles' father John passed away in 1913 his mother Sarah married Edward Halle and relocated to Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. All but two of Charles' siblings, (Naomi Kate & Albert James), followed their mother to NSW.
In one of his mother Sarah's letters to the defence force after Charles' death she expressed the hope that one day in the future she might be able to visit his grave in France. Sarah never got there but her Great Grandson did in 2023 and two Purcell cousins from Ireland in 2025.
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