PURSER, Stanley Newton
| Service Number: | 6318 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Toodyay, Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Toodyay, State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Toodyay Heroes of Toodyay Roads Board District Roll of Honor, Toodyay and Districts Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6318, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6318, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' |
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He has no known grave
The information regarding his burial on page 35 of his NAA service record appears in the consolidation documentation attached to the record of Private Ernest Bohanna (Service Number 588515).
The Commission’s Grave Registration documents for Pozières British Cemetery confirm that initially there was a form of commemoration for Private Purser within the cemetery, which took the form of a memorial cross rather than an actual grave marker.
Subsequent review determined there was no confirmed burial of his remains at this location.
It was therefore concluded that Private Stanley Newton Purser had no known grave, and commemoration by name on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial — a Memorial to the Missing — was deemed appropriate.
Source: Enquiry Services Advisor - Commonwealth War Graves Commission -7 May 2026
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