Robert Henry PURCELL

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Service Number:	6118
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Died:	Drowning, United Kingdom, At sea (HMAT Warilda A69), 3 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton

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25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6118, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6118, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney

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