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PURCELL, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 589, V91061 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1945, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra War Cemetery Plot B Row D Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 589, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 589, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, V91061 | |
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| 21 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, V91061, Australian Employment Company | |
| 21 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V91061 |
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