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Ernest Edgar PURCELL

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Date of birth07 May 1893
Date of death07 August 1915
Mothers nameEliza (née Hart)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameFrederick Purcell
Parents date of marriage1882
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsFlorence ( 1883), Alfred William (b 1884), Albert (b 1886, WW 1 Service No 14147), Frederick James ( b 1888 WW 1 Service No. 11/1362), Kezia Ellen (b 1890), Isabell Jane (b 1892), Ernrest Edgar (b 1895 WW 1 Service No. 6/1961, died 1915 at Gallipoli), Robert George (b 1900)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residencec/o Mr Miller, Timaru, Canterbury
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthLevin, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathRhododendron Sour, Gallipoli, Turkey
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915, Balkan (Gallipoli) 1915
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Willochra'
SurnamePURCELL
War memorialLevin
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesErnest Edgar
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial panel 13
SchoolLevin 9 May 1904 - ?
WarsWW 1
Service number6/1961
ReligionRoman Catholic.
Date enlisted14 January 1915
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or serviceCanterbury Infantry Brigade, 4th Reinforcements
Embarkation date17 April 1915
User reference2.124

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Killed during the August Offensive aged 21 years. Brother 23/567 Rifleman Leslie Arthur Purcell 1 NZ Rifle Brigade also served in WW1.

NOK: F Purcell (father) 51 Taonui St, Palmerston North formerly of Levin

Last Employer: Lukus?, Ashburton.

Declared age on Enlistment: 21 years 8 months.

Height: 5’9”. Chest: 34” – 36½”.

Complexion: Fair. Eyes: Brown.

Hair: Brown.

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