Charles Glenroy (Roy) PURSER

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PURSER, Charles Glenroy

Service Number:	197
Enlisted:	7 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kulpara, South Australia, Australia, 28 August 1893
Home Town:	Clarendon, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Wakefield Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot IX, Row J, Grave No. 1.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll, Mitchell & Districts War Memorial, Mitchell War Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 197, 42nd Infantry Battalion
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 197, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 197, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

The son of Charles and Harriet Purser. Both parents were deceased, Dad in 1904 and Mum in 1908. Charles Glenroy Purser was stated to be a native of Clarendon, South Australia. He was the second son in the family to lose their life, his brother 2873 Pte. Arthur Bedford Purser 49th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 4 September 1916, aged 24. The two brothers were working in Mitchell, Queensland, when they enlisted.

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