Second Lieutenant ARTHUR JAMES PURKESS
Regiment & Unit/Ship
York and Lancaster Regiment
13th Bn.
Date of Death
Died 27 June 1918
Age 33 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Additional Info Son of James and Mary Purkess, of Hill Moor, Culmstock, Devon. Born at New Malden, Surrey. Joined the 10th Lincolnshire Regt., 17th Sept., 1914. Wounded in the battle of the Somme 1st July, 1916.
- Personal Inscription FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
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