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Pte. Martin Joseph Purcell
Australian Imperial Force 33rd Btn.
from:Walcha, New South Wales
Martin Joseph Purcell was born on 9th June 1881, the son of Martin and Catherine Purcell of Orundumby, Walcha, New South Wales. He was working as a labourer in Kootingal when he enlisted on 13th March 1916. He left Sydney on the Anchises and after a few months of training in England was injured on 26th October 1916. Martin then transferred to France on 21st of November 1916 landing at Rouelles.
On 23rd July 1916 he was shot in the head and rejoined his unit until he was granted leave. While in England he became ill with rheumatism and after rest was sent back to battle. On 19th August 1918 he suffered severe gas burns to both buttocks and his left side and was left with a bad cough. After spending time in Sutton Veny and Hurdcott he was finally shipped home on 20th December 1918, discharged as medically unfit (could not see well in the dark). Martin Joseph Purcell died in Walcha on 27th January 1959. He was not married and had no children.
He was one of eight children - seven boys and one girl. All of his brothers enlisted. Three saw war - one made the supreme sacrifice, one returned and three suffered health irregularities. His cousin Frederick Arthur Roper also enlisted into 33rd Battalion 9th Brigade D Company as well as my great grandfather James Hickey 4/33rd from Tenterfield.
L/Cpl. William Raphael Purcell
Australian Imperial Force D Coy. 34th Btn.
from:Blandford, NSW
My grandfather William Purcell fought as a driver and was a lance corporal in D Coy, 34th Btn, AIF. Pop never spoke about the war.
Pte. Frederick Ross Purchase
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 22nd Battalion
from:Carmen, Manitoba
Frederick Purchase had a gun shot wound to his hand and went to No.26 General at Etapes on 14th of November 1917. He was transferred to Colchester on the 16th of November 1917. He went back into service and returned to Canada March 1919
L/Cpl. Matthias William Purchase
British Army 2nd Btn. B Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.3rd Feb 1915)
Pte. Harry Charles Purches
British Army 8th Battalion East Kent Regiment
from:Andover Rd, Hornsey
My Grandfather, Harry Purches, was born December 1894, later to be joined by many brothers and sisters. His father was also a Harry Charles Purches. Previously a porter He enlisted, in Islington, to the East Kent Regiment on the 7th September 1914. He appears to be in England for one year before being sent to France with the BEF in the Autumn of 1915. In 1916 he was wounded, treated in Dublin, and then sent home to his Mum and siblings in London for several months, before returning to the Front. In March 1917 he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis in neck glands and medically discharged as unfit for service. This illness didn't prevent him producing an illegitmate son in 1917. Allegedly, my Grandmother's parents objected to her marrying a soldier for some sad reason. Both HCP and my GM subsequently married, and had children, with other spouses after the war.
Harry Charles Purches died of heart and lung disease aged 32 whilst working as a motor mechanic in Islington. I wish I'd known him, I'd like to shake his hand and thank him, and all who served, for what they achieved.
Pte. John Purdie
British Army 11th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment
from:Paisley
(d.1st July 1918)
John Purdie is a long distant relative who has come to "life" as it were, in a heap of photographs and letters stored here for many years without really being viewed. Now we find the card announcing his death to his wife. We know where he is buried and, as we journey often to northern France, we find him and pay our respects.
2nd Lt. Peter Robertson Purdie M.C
Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Birnam
(d.17th Aug 1917)
My great uncle, Peter Roberson Purdie died in Flanders and is burried at Coxyde Military cemetery in Belgium. I Would like more information about him and about the circumstances of his Award.
Pte. Herbert Purdon
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Gravesend, Kent
(d.9th May 1915)
Pte. Clarence C.C. Purdy
Canadian Expeditionary Force 25th Battalion
from:Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, CA
(d.20th Aug 1917)
Clarence Purdy of the Canadian 25th Battalion was held as a Pow at Limburg.
Pte. G. Purdy
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ryton
G Purdy was wounded in Jan. 1917
Cpl. Joseph Purdy
British Army 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.12th December 1918)
Joseph Purdy died of injuries on 12th December 1918, age unknown. He is buried in Delaval (Church of Our Lady) Churchyard, Blyth. Cpl Purdy's headstone is set within a family grave which is inscribed: Rhoda wife of Joseph Purdy died 22nd Nov 1959 aged 69 years.
19th Btn History shows his service number as 19/1849. No parent or address details are shown. (From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.)
Pte. William Purdy
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
(d.2nd July 1916)
William Purdy is buried in Warloy Millitary Cemetery
CSM Albert Edward Purkiss
British Army 23rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:14 Blandford Gardens, Leeds
(d.1st Feb 1917)
Pte. Albert Charles Purnell
British Army 7th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Dundry, Somerset
(d.13th Nov 1915)
My great uncle, Albert Charles Purnell, enlisted in Bristol 1914 aged 17 and joined the 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment.
In 1915 his battalion left England and sailed for Gallipoli landing in August 1915. Sadly, Albert was killed in action on 13/11/1915 aged 18 and is buried in Hill 10 Cemetery Suvla Bay.
May he and his comrades rest in peace from a grateful and proud family.
Pte. Harold Purse
British Army 1st/4th Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Colyton, Devon
(d.17th Feb 1917)
Harold Purse was the son of George Chick Purse, of Vicarage Street, Colyton, Devon. He died aged 19 on 17th February 1917 and is commemorated on the Shaikh Saad Old Cemetery Memorial in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq.
Pte. Joseph Purser
British Army 4th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
(d.18th May 1915)
Private Joseph Purser aged 18 of the 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment died of his wounds at Chelsea Hospital, he was my Great Uncle.
Pte. Joseph Purser
British Army 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Holloway, London
(d.18th Jan 1915)
2/Lt. Stanley Purves
Royal Flying Corps
Lt Purves escaped from Holzminden POW Camp to Holland on 23-24 April 1918.
2nd Lt. Thomas Warren Purves
British Army 23rd Btn. Middlesex Rgt.
from:Purley, Surrey
(d.7th June 1917)
We are researching all the old boys from our school who died in WWI. We have little information but would like our brave soldiers, of whom Thomas Warren Purves was one, to be remembered.
Rev. Purvis
Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Alfred Purvis
British Army 13th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
(d.15th Mar 1917)
Alfred Purvis enlisted Walker Newcastle and served in the 13th (Service) Battalion (Forest of Dean Pioneers)Gloucestershire Regiment. He was killed in action on the 15th March 1917. He is remembered at Palmers Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery.
Alfred's Medal Card shows the award of the British War and Victory Medals. It also notes an alias of Ross W, but a statuary declaration made on the 2nd May 1916 before his death corrects this. Alfred would only have been 15 in 1914 so was probably under age when joining under the alias name. In the 1911 census Alfred 12 and his sister Anne 14, a servant are living with their parents Alfred 45, a dock labourer and his wife of 16 years Sarah Jane (46).
Gnr. Charles Thomas Purvis
British Army 14th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:County Durham
Charles Purvis served in 14th Heavy Battery RGA. He was born in Easington, County Durham in 1892. He was a family man and animal lover and was employed in the collieries where he looked after the pit ponies.
Charles joined up in 1914 and served through to 1918. One of his famous engagements being attached to 2nd Canadian Div and was instrumental in the taking of Vimy Ridge in 1917.
On return from the war he went back to the pits until the outbreak of WW2 where he volunteered his services again but was deemed too old but was allowed to join the Home Guard which he served in for the 6 year duration of WW2. Returning to the colliery again after the wars to continue his employment. He died in 1948 and was survived by his wife and three children Annie, John and Eliza Mary (my grandmother). I am his Great Grandson and I too followed his example and also joined the Artillery. 74 years later in 1988 I marched off the same square in Woolwich as my great grandfather did in 1914.
Pte. G. Purvis
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Chopwell
G Purvis went missing in 1916 but rejoined the battalion.
Pte. John George Purvis
British Army 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Bowburn
(d.10th May 1917)
My grandfather, John George Purvis, lived at 1,Wylam Street, Bowburn, County Durham when war was declared.
He worked at Bowburn Colliery. He was married to Margaret and they had three children by 1914, one being my mother, Ann Purvis. He joined the 10th Battalion, DLI,and landed in France 21st May 1915. He was killed in action on 10th May 1917. This was during the Battle of Arras. On the 10th May, the 10th Battalion, DLI were fighting beyond the village of Wancourt, with the enemy on the low ground, south of the Cojeul river.
John George was just one of 70 men killed or wounded during this period of fighting - principally by shell fire. John George Purvis` body was never found. His name is on Bay 8 of the Arras Memorial.
His widow never got over the death of her husband. My mother - the only daughter of John G. Purvis - was sent to live with grandparents shortly afterwards. She lost touch with her mother in the early 1920's.
The War had not just claimed one victim - a whole family was broken and destroyed.
Pte. John Purvis
British Army 20th Coy. Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Jarrow
(d.28th Oct 1918)
John Purvis enlisted at Jarrow and served in 20th Company Royal Army Medical Corps. He died aged 26 on the 28th October 1918 and is buried at Jarrow Cemetery.
John was born in Jarrow 1892, son of Robert Thomas and Isabella Purvis nee Stephenson of 44 Prince Consort Road, Jarrow. 1911 census shows family living at above address with father Robert Thomas Purvis (58) a metal moulder in the shipyard, his wife of 30 years Isabella (51) and three of their surviving 4 children. Robert (28) single, a brass moulder in the shipyard, Thomas (20) and John (18) both single and paper makers in paper mills
ACPL. Samuel Purvis
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
Samuel Purvis enlisted in 1914
Pte. Thomas Purvis
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Horden
My grandfather, Mum's dad, Thomas Purvis was wounded in 1917. He lost a leg and fingers, also head wound at Passenendale. When wounded he heard bagpipes playing. That's all I have known about his army life. Died about 1968.
Pte. William James Purvis
British Army 1st Btn. Black Watch
from:Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
(d.13th Oct 1915)
My Great Grandfather William James Purves went to the western Front in May 1915 and lost his life in the Battle of Loos in October of the same year. He served with the Black Watch 1st Battalion and is commemorated on the Loos memorial in Pas de Calais, France.
Pte. William Purvis
British Army 20th Btn Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th and 20th DLI
Pte. Richard William Putman
British Army 8th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
from:Ampthill
(d.26th April 1917)
Private Richard William Putman; born in Houghton Conquest, lived and enlisted in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Served with the 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (service no.22503).
He died of his wounds on 26th April 1917 in France and Flanders and is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill.
Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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