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PURDON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6599 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Bundaberg, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby, Qld., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 22 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille II D 29, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Doolbi & Horton Honour Board, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Childers Past Scholars of Doolbi Primary School Honour Roll, Childers Residents of Horton and Doolbi War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6599, 26th Infantry Battalion, Bundaberg, Qld. | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6599, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6599, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6599, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6599 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew and Catherine PURDON, Childers, Queensland.
News has been received that Lance corporal James Purdon, youngest son of the late Mr. A. Purdon, and Mrs. Purdon, Childers, died of wounds on August 22. The late L. Corporal Purdon was a native of Dalby, but of late years had been cane farming in the Isis. He enlisted on November 8, 1916, was promoted to Lance-Corporal on the field on January 22, and company N.C.O. on April 4. He had gone through some of the heaviest fighting in France.
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