Alexander Hugh (Hugh) PURVES

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Service Number:	5986
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, 12th Reinforcements
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1892
Home Town:	Flemington, Victoria
Schooling:	Flemington, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 11 October 1954, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated Garden Of Remembrance 2, Wall 6, Section 15, Niche 84
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10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5986, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , 12th Reinforcements
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 5986, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 5986, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
15 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5986, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Received 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory medals.

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