Albert PURNELL

PURNELL, Albert

Service Number: 1532
Enlisted: 7 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, 1894
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation: Clerk / Railway Porter
Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
Plot I. Row K. Grave 24.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1532, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
6 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
3 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Unknown"
22 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- Gallipoli
22 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey
28 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked H.M.H.S. "Gascon" for Alexandria --1st A.C.C.Stn -- G.S.W. Neck
28 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded In Action -- Bomb Wound Neck -- Transferred to Casualty Clearing Station.
1 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt. --Transfer to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, -- G.S.W. Neck
18 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Heliopolis
5 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Battalion , T.O.S. from 20th Infantry Battalion
19 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Training Battalion, T.O.S. from 42nd Div Base Depot
20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Training Battalion
19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Huntsend"
29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1532, 56th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
16 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1532, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1532, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1532, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1532 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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