Purves, Algernon Grafton

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Excellent albums (2) held in archives M295, cuttings, photos, theatre programmes,

Book of Remembrance entry

M.C., Arts : Captain, 4th Battn., South Wales Borderers, Mesopotamia. Enlisting at Rhyl, North Wales, 16th July, 1915, and sailing in March, 1916, joined battn. in Mesopotamia in April and was in hospital and on sick leave in India from June, 1916, to January, 1917. On recovery rejoined battn. and served till April, 1919, returning to Australia on demobilisation. Awarded M.C. in 1918 and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at All Saints' College, Bathurst, the Abbey School, Beckenham, and Charterhouse. Later at St. Paul's College.

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1874

Birth in Grafton -- NSW, Australia 26 August 1874
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Early education at All Saints' College, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Bathurst School, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Early education at The Abbey School, Beckenham, England
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1915

Enlisted 16 Jul 1915 at Rhyl [ Wales ]
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Military service as Captain at Mesopotamia
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918
1925

Solicitor at Sydney -11 Castlereagh Street- NSW, Australia 1925
1926

Married 1926 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1935

Solicitor at Sydney -11 Castlereagh Street- NSW, Australia 1935
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1955

Purves A.G. : Death 16 Oct 1955

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