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PURVES, Victor Gordon

Service Numbers:	2312, VX22324
Enlisted:	6 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1893
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	26 July 1968, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
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World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2312, Adelaide, South Australia
28 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
28 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide
1 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
25 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron

World War 2 Service

8 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Private, VX22324, Caulfield, Victoria
2 Oct 1942:	Discharged Private, VX22324, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)

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