George Gardiner PURDIE

Badge Number: 5546
5546

PURDIE, George Gardiner

Service Numbers: 1973, S72088
Enlisted: 6 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Wallaroo, South Australia, 10 September 1896
Home Town: Bute, Barunga West, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm labourer (later Postmaster/Shopkeeper)
Died: Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 February 1974, aged 77 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: Alford District of Ninnes Honour Board, Bute Public School Roll of Honour, Spalding Honour Roll WW1
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World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1973, Adelaide, South Australia
13 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1973, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Jul 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1973, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
8 Mar 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1973, 48th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

18 May 1942: Enlisted Private, S72088, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA)
6 Oct 1942: Discharged Private, S72088, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

WW2 Military Service

Name: George Gardner Purdie
Year Range: 1939 - 1948
Service Number: S72088
Series Description: B884: Army Citizen Military Forces

WW1 Military Service

Name: George Gardner Purdie
Birth Place: Bute, South Australia
Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920
Enlistment Place: Adelaide, South Australia
Service Number: 1973
Next of Kin: Mary Ann Purdie
Relationship to Soldier: Mother

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