Alfred William Purdy

Forenames

Alfred William AWMM

Surname

Purdy AWMM

Service number

WWI 50608 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs A. W. Purdy (wife), 5 Church Street, Ponsonby, Auckland AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 50608 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Butcher/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 22 Nov 1917-07 Jan 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 95 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Sergeant AWMM 32nd Reinforcements New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

Alfred Purdy was the son of Mr William Purdy, of Auckland; husband of Marie Purdy, of 11 Collingwood St, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mrs A. H. Purdy, Collingwood St, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

4 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age  36 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM I. B. 6. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20803490
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/579151/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/579151
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  75: 46
• Information kindly provided by family
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 5: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia.
• NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• HMNZT 95. Grey funnel : with which is incorporated The tin hut table, Empire’s call, and The Quinn's Post nightly : the official organ of Troopship 95 on her 8th trip to the homeland. 1917. London: Published by a N.Z. Reinforcement, printed by St. Clements Press.