PURTON, John David Hazel
| Service Number: | 8038 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1917, Served for 4 years with Cadets & 4 months with 91st Militia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 9 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW right buttock, abdomen & left foot,, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 January 1919, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Row N, Grave No. 416 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Baptist Church Honour Roll, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8038, 12th Infantry Battalion, Served for 4 years with Cadets & 4 months with 91st Militia | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 8038, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 8038, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 11th January........Private John David Hazel Purton at Ulverstone, Tasmania in 1898. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 22nd October, 1917 as a 19 year old Labourer.
Private Purton was marched in to 1st Training Battalion at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England on 20th April, 1918. He joined 12th Battalion in France on 16th August, 1918.
Private John David Hazel Purton was wounded in action in France on 23rd August, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to right buttock (penetrating) & left foot. He was reported as “dangerously ill” on 22nd September, 1918. Private Purton was invalided to England on 17th October, 1918 & admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England on 18th October, 1918 dangerously ill with gunshot wounds to buttock & penetrating abdomen.
Private John David Hazel Purton died at 12.40 am on 11th January, 1919 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action in France. He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire where 49 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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Cathy Sedgwick's full biography and summary of Pte Purdon's life can be seen at the website above.
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