Purvis Ford Armstrong

Lieutenant

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Walter and Ruth Armstrong, of Greytown, Wellington.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Lieutenant Purvis Ford Armstrong came from Wellington College to Victoria College in 1911, graduating B.A. and winning the Sir George Grey Scholarship in 1913. Owing to ill-health he was unable to sit for M.A. in 1914. He enlisted in 1915 at Wanganui, where he was on the staff of the Collegiate School. He sailed with the 19th Reinforcements, and went to France with the 4th Brigade. After eleven months' service he was promoted first lieutenant and was killed in action shortly afterwards." [The Spike: or, Victoria College Review War Memorial Number, Eric Kendall Rishworth (editor), Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, 1920, Wellington]

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Casualty

Service Number:

18581

Name:

Purvis Ford Armstrong

Rank:

Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

22 March 1893

Place of Birth:

Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Education:

Wellington College

Next of Kin:

Walter Armstrong (father), Main Street, Greytown

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

07 February 1916

Locality on Enlistment:

Main Street, Greytown

Place of Enlistment:

Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Teacher

Employer:

Wanganui Collegiate, Wanganui

Unit:

3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, C Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

06 April 1918

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

15 November 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 68

Vessel:

Maunganui

Destination:

Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial

Cemetery Location:

France