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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