Private

Silila Purcell

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Targa Purcell, and of Sapi Purcell, of Apia, Upolu, Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
46064
Name:
Silila Purcell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Apia, Samoa, Pacific Islands
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Purcell (mother), Maleala, Alaitata, Samoa, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
110 Riverslea Road, Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
State Forestry Worker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 25 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. A. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Silila Purcell
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