Corporal

Stephen Henry Purchas

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alban Charles Purchas and of Kathleen Louisa Purchas (nee Tobin), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
80554
Name:
Stephen Henry Purchas
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K. Purchas (mother), 27 Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o The Crossing, Putaruru, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 18 Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
23 October 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. L. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Stephen Henry Purchas
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