PURDEY, Joseph Ernest
| Service Number: | 10180 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Vic., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Tongala, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France VI C 34 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tongala St. James Anglican Church Corporal Joseph Purdey Memorial Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 10180, 10th Field Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement 10180, 10th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked 10180, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement 10180, 11th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10180 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Jessie PURDEY, Tongala, Victoria
News was received on Tuesday that Corporal Joseph. E. Purdey, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Purdey, of Rosslyn Grange, Tongala, had died from gunshot wounds at the 55th General Hospital. Corporal Purdey was 28 years of age, a single man, and left Australia for the front with his brother, George Purdey, about 10 months ago. In their time of sorrow, the bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of everyone, and this feeling is intensified because of the fact that Mrs. Purdey, the mother of the deceased soldier, is dangerously ill.
Echuca and Moama Advertiser and Farmers' Gazette (Vic), 27 October 1917.
Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95
Date: 27 June 1918