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Cenotaph record

English Māori

James Robert Purdy

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Identity

About

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  • Title
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    James Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Purdy AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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    26 June 1857 Pat Clarkson Research Morpeth, Northumberland Pat Clarkson Research
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    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Medical practitioner Pat Clarkson Research
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Appointed Director General of Medical Service of the NZ Defence forces 1910 and served throughout WW1 {Source:Wright-St-Clair) AWMM

Death

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    15 January 1924 Pat Clarkson Research
    Wellington, New Zealand Pat Clarkson Research
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  • Son of GEORGE Purdy, Market Gardener and FRANCES Nee SMITH Brother of JOHN SMITH Purdy 1872-1936 Both born Morpeth, Northumberland
    Public - Patricia - Other relative - 8 April 2017
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Sources

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  • External links
    Wikidata Entity
    http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q63161644
    Further Reference
  • Documents
    • Wright-St Clair, R. (2013). Historia nunc vivat medical practitioners in New Zealand, 1840 to 1930. Christchurch, N.Z.: Cotter Medical History Trust. AWMM
    • Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014). AWMM
    • New Zealand Medical Journal AWMM
      1924; 23: 83-84 AWMM
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