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PURTLE, Joseph Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1722 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilkerran, South Australia, 10 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Torrensville, South Australia, 26 April 1980, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic E, Path 32, Grave 238B |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Maitland War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1722, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1722, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, Adelaide | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), GSW left thigh | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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