PURNELL, Harold
| Service Numbers: | 172, W71337 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Vic., 3 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Newtown St. David's Presbyterian Church European War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 172, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 172, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Apr 1942: | Enlisted W71337 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Word was received yesterday from Palestine that Sergeant Harold Purnell had been granted his commission. Lieut Purnell enlisted as a private with the 4th Light Horse on the first day that volunteers were called for, at the outbreak of the war, and has been on activer service ever since. He was on Gallipoli, where he was wounded and after a brief spell in hospital remained on the Peninsula until the evacuation. A cable yesterday announced that he had come safely through the recent severe engagements near Jerusalem. He is a brother of Captain Kenneth Purnell on service in France an dof the late Captain Ormond Purnell.