Private

Alfred William Purdy

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. William Albert and Mary Jane Purdy, of Auckland; husband of Mary Purdy (née Armstrong), of 11 Collingwood St., Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Gregory Purdy
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
50608
Name:
Alfred William Purdy
Name variation:
William Alfred Purdy (BDM Online)
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
07 December 1881
Place of Birth:
Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mary Isabella Purdy (wife), 25 Church Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Employer:
Auckland Meat Company
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
22 November 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 95
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred William Purdy
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