Cenotaph : 18809

Cenotaph ID: 
18809
Rank Last Held: 
Corporal
Forenames: 
Bertie Renwick
Surname: 
Purvis
Alias: 
Bert Purvis
Serial Number: 
23/261
Date of Birth: 
02 February 1897
Place of Birth: 
Moa Creek, Otago Central, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Church Street, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Butcher
Embarkation Body: 
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Date: 
1915-10-09 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Maunganui
Nominal Roll Number: 
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
597
Religion: 
Methodist
Age at Death: 
61
Date of Death: 
30 August 1958
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Heart attack
Cemetery Name: 
Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Rifleman
Next of Kin: 
Alexander Purvis (father), Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 30
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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