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Private MAURICE JOHN PURCELL

Service Number: 1576
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

23rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 September 1917

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY

IV. B. 2.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of John and Bridget Purcell, of 95, Baker St., Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Native of Lancefield, Victoria.
  • Personal Inscription SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
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Buried or commemorated at

HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 5916
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