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PURCHON, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX8826 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Castleford, England, 27 July 1903 |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 11 February 1942, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 136 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolgardie Spargo's Reward Gold Mine HB, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Singapore Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX8826 | |
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| 23 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX8826, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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