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Purchase, Joseph William (259)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 11 March 1915 - Colac, VIC Service Number: 259            view online service record Address: cnr Wright & Danks Street Middle Park, VIC Next of Kin: Eva Purchase (sister) cnr Wright & Danks Street Middle Park, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 10 May 1915 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Saturday, 5…

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Purkiss, William Wesley (5396)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 16 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5396            view online service record Address: 19 Bradley Street North Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Purkiss (wife) 19 Bradley Street North Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 28 July 1916 Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 14th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 8 September…

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Purnell, William George (60987)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Prahran, VIC Age: 40 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 1 June 1918 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 60987            view online service record Address: c/o Mrs Conley, 99 Heath Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Esther Evelyn Purnell (daughter) c/o Miss Sutherland's Home Diamond Creek, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 31 August 1918 Ship: HMAT Barambah A37 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 9th (Vic) Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 19 August…

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Purvis, Charles Stanley (2775)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 14 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2775            view online service record Address: 70 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Thomas Henry Purvis (father) 70 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 27 October 1915 Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 7…

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Pyne, Thomas Patrick (4285)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 2 August 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4285            view online service record Address: 160 Clark Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ellen Pyne (sister) 160 Clark Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 29 December 1915 Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 13th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 11 July…

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Quinn, Maurice Richard (2426)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~QAugust 14, 2014
Place of Birth: Kerang, VIC Age: 22 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2426            view online service record Address: 'Lonsdale House', Pickles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Maurice Patrick Quinn (father) 'Lonsdale House', Pickles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 28 July 1916 Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday,…

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Quinn, Peter (1633)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~QAugust 14, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 28 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1633            view online service record Address: 222 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Martha Quinn (mother) 222 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 23 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment - 12th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 15…

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Radcliffe, Charles Russell (3226)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Wandiligong, VIC Age: 28 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 1 September 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3226           view online service record Address: 29 Garton Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emily Eliza Grace Kennedy (sister) 29 Garton Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Commonwealth A73 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 11 April…

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Rainbow, Charles William Henry (2220)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Bendigo, VIC Age: 19 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2220            view online service record Address: 6 Clay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Charles Rainbow (father) 21 Albert Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Sunday, 6 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion - 3rd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 1 July 1919 Discharged:…

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Rankin, Ernest (1881)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 38 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 22 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1881            view online service record Address: 18 Blanche Street Brighton, VIC Next of Kin: Mabel Rankin (wife) 18 Blanche Street Brighton, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 8 April 1918 Discharged: Saturday,…

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