PURCELL, Albert Edward Hounslow
| Service Number: | 2706 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 8 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Quairading War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2706, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2706, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2706, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2706, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Albert Edward Hounslow PURCELL was born on 8th March, 1887 in Port Adelaide, South Australia
His parents were John PURCELL and Fanny HOUNSLOW
He enlisted in Perth, WA on 7th April, 1916 for WW1 and embarked as a Private from Fremantle, WA on board HMAT Suffolk on 10th October,1916 with the 51st Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements
Albert was Killed in Action on 2nd April, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial, the State War Memorial in Mount Eliza in Western Australia and Villers Bretonneux Memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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