Lloyd (Chook) PURSEHOUSE

PURSEHOUSE, Lloyd

Service Number: PX178
Enlisted: 1 June 1943, Port Moresby
Last Rank: Not yet discovered
Last Unit: 'M' Special Unit
Born: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1912
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Canberra Grammar & North Sydney High School
Occupation: Patrol Officer
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 January 1944, aged 31 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Panel 2. Lae War Cemetery and Memorial
Memorials: Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement PX178, 'M' Special Unit
1 Jun 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , PX178, Port Moresby

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Lloyd PURSEHOUSE was born in Goulburn, NSW on 4th November, 1912

His parents were Henry PURSEHOUSE & Emily CLARKE

He married Cecelia Mary VOST in Sydney in 1943

Lloyd was Killed in Action in New Guinea on 17th January 1944 - no known grave

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Lae Memorial