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PURNELL, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1532 |
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| 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 (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 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 (AIF), T.O.S. from 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Training Battalion (AIF), 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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