James Osmond PURCELL

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Service Number:	629
Enlisted:	24 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Regimental Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Longwood, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 November 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row E, Grave 12,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Yea War Memorial

24 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 629, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
1 May 1915:	Promoted Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
10 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 629, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 629, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
10 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
6 Nov 1915:	Involvement Regimental Sergeant Major, 629, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 629 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1915-11-06

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Son of William and Minnie Purcell of 28 Fairholm Grove, Camberwell, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served as a Naval Cadet, Williamstown, Victoria