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PURNELL, Arthur Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1478 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Boradmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Emu Bay, Tas., 27 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, Cerebral Haemorrhage, Arteriosclerosis, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Vic., 31 May 1957, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warringal Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1478, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Boradmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1478, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1478, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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