Private

Robert John Purdom

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Christopher and Margaret Purdom. Native of Rangiora, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17941
Name:
Robert John Purdom
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret Purdon (mother), 161 High Street, Rangiora, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
29 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIV. B. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert John Purdom
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