Private

Ernest Edgar Purcell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick and Eliza Purcell, of 51, Taonui St., Palmerston North. Native of Levin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1961
Name:
Ernest Edgar Purcell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F. Purcell (father), Levin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Mr Miller, Timaru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
13
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Ernest Edgar Purcell
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