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PURCELL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 423 |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 423, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 423, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
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