Sapper

Edmund Hamilton Purdie

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Edmund Campbell Purdie and Amy Mary Purdie, of Tauranga, New Zealand.

References:
  • Australian Nominal Roll (WWII)
  • Australian War Memorial
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
VX54324
Name:
Edmund Hamilton Purdie
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
24 January 1904
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Shaw, Amy
Date of Enlistment:
01 January 1941
Locality on Enlistment: 
Royal Park, Victoria
Unit:
AIF, Royal Australian Engineers, 2/13 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 October 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A III. F. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Edmund Hamilton Purdie
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