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NAME:                      Purkiss, James Hendry
RANK:                      Lance Corporal
UNIT:                      Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             15th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         27053
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 2nd October 1918
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 25. Son of Charles Hendry Purkiss of 4 Marne Rd., Bitterne, Southampton.
                           Enlisted: Winchester. Resided: Bitterne, Hants.