We remember Gerald Purches

We remember Gerald Purches

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Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling Bertha Purches Source:8615768 1884
1887
sibling William Henry Victor Purches Source:8615768 1887
1895
sibling Ada Purches Source:8615768 1895
1898
birth Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768 15th March 1898
1901
location 51 Lower Devonshire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom their own address Source:8615768 1901
1911
employment Office Boy Solicitor Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768 1911
1914
enlistment Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768 5th September 1914
1915
employment Cleaner Great Western Railway Taunton, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768 22nd March 1915
1920
marriage Annie Maud Lilian Sandy Source:8615768 1920
1925
children Leonard Purches Source:8615768 25th January 1925
1931
location Pyleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset United Kingdom Source:9046779 1931
1931
children Brian William Henry Purches Source:8615768 14th October 1931
1938
children Diana Mary Purches Source:8615768 1938
1939
location Wheatsheaf, Goosenford, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset United Kingdom their own address Source:9046775 29th September 1939
service British Army Private 2810 Somerset Light Infantry Source:3621684
1951
death Not War Related West Monkton, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768 1951
burial St Augustine Non-War Cemetery West Monkton, Somerset United Kingdom Source:8615768

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Gerald
Initials G
Last Name Purches
Source 3621684
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
51 Lower Devonshire Street, Bridgwater, Somerset United Kingdom their own address 1901
Pyleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset United Kingdom known 1931
Wheatsheaf, Goosenford, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset United Kingdom their own address known 29th September 1939
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2810 Somerset Light Infantry Private
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Leonard Purches son 25th January 1925
Diana Mary Purches daughter 1938
Brian William Henry Purches son 14th October 1931
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Henry Purches father
Flora Dowden mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Bertha Purches sister 1884
Ada Purches sister 1895
William Henry Victor Purches brother 1887
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Maud Lilian Sandy wife 1920

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