Private

Robert John Purvis

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Margaret Ann Purvis, of Glasgow, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10166
Name:
Robert John Purvis
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr J. Purvis (father), Kaitangata, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
757 King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
27 November 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
16. E. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Robert John Purvis
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