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PURDY, Howard Caswell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3333 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanley, Tasmania, Australia, December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Irishtown, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 7 January 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3333, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3333, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ellena Sarah JOINER of Irishtown, Tas.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Paul Ledger
Going through old family photos and letters and found an original photograph and letter relating to my grandmother Mary Halls half brother Caswell Purdy. An interesting poem written by an unknown soldier about taking Cas from the north west coast of Tasmania to France to fight.
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