PURDUE, James
| Service Number: | 580 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
| Born: | Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrenheip State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, Savernake, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1931 |
| Cemetery: |
Corowa Pioneer Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Warrenheip State School No 1591 Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 580, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 580, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 580, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Edward Purdue, Liverpool Street, North Geelong, Victoria
MAN FATALLY SHOT
Wife and Three Children Ill.
YARRAWONGA. Sunday- James Purdue, a returned soldier, employed by Mr. R.J.Bruce, at Savernake, was found shot at Savernake yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Corowa public hospital, where he died at half-past 6 o'clock this morning. Purdue was a married man, and sickness in his family had worried him. His wife, who has been ill for a long time, is at present in Melbourne undergoing treatmentand their three children are at present inmates of the Coowa public hospital having become ill several weeks ago. An inquest will be held.
Incorrect year on headstone.