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We remember Robert Gordon Purdon
We remember Robert Gordon Purdon
Timeline
Timeline
1909
service
British Army
King's Liverpool Regiment
6th Battalion
Source:9517917
1909
1911
dates
Age 21
Source:9517896
April 1911
1911
employment
Merchant's Clerk
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Source:9517896
April 1911
1911
location
43 Huskisson St, Liverpool
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9517896
April 1911
1916
hospitalisation
wounded in action in France and invalided home, several months recovery then back to his regiment.
Hospital/Institution
Source:9517917
June 1916 - August 1916
1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Liverpool Regiment
13th Battalion
Source:9517917
August 1916 - 16th August 1916
1916
dates
Age 27
Source:9517892
16th August 1916
service
British Army
Serjeant
1203
Liverpool Regiment
Source:3622093
1916
death
Killed in Action
Hit by machine gun fire when going over the parapet to attack the enemy, he died before reaching a dressing station.
France
Source:9517890
Source:9517917
26th August 1916
burial
Thiepval
France
Source:9517892
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Robert Gordon |
| Initials | RG |
| Last Name | Purdon |
| Source | 3622093 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Huskisson St, Liverpool | United Kingdom | parents address | known April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 1203 | Liverpool Regiment | Serjeant | ||
| British Army | King's Liverpool Regiment | 6th Battalion | |||
| British Army | Liverpool Regiment | 13th Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
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Robert Gordon Purdonhead and shoulders portrait in uniform with King's Liverpool Regiment badge
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Liverpool's Scroll of Fame Robert Gordon Purdonpage from Liverpool's Scroll of Fame with biography and image of Robert Gordon PurdonContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Amanda3051 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Amanda3051 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Amanda3051 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Amanda3051 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Gordon Purdon | Amanda3051 | |
| Liverpool's Scroll of Fame Robert Gordon Purdon | Amanda3051 |
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