We remember Ernest Purdy

We remember Ernest Purdy

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
sibling Thomas Purdy Source:8499175 1886
1888
sibling George Purdy Source:8499175 1888
1890
sibling Fred Purdy Source:8499175 1890
1894
sibling Sarah Ellen Purdy Source:8499175 1894
1896
birth Stonebroom, Derbyshire United Kingdom Source:7463419 Source:8499175 1896
1901
sibling Jane Hannah Purdy Source:3622267 1901
1901
dates Age 5 Source:8499175 31st March 1901
1901
employment Colliery Pony Driver Probably Morton Colliery Morton, near Stonebroom, Derbyshire United Kingdom Source:3622267 2nd April 1901
1911
dates Age 14 Source:3622267 2nd April 1911
1911
location 519 The Blocks, Stonebroom, Derbyshire United Kingdom parents address Source:3622267 2nd April 1911
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7463419 29th August 1915 - 12th August 1916
1916
service British Army Private 18222 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) Source:7463419 1916
1916
dates Age 20 Source:7463419 12th August 1916
enlistment Mansfield, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom Source:8499185
service British Army Private 18222 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Source:3622267
1916
death Killed in Action Recorded as Missing Presumed Dead on 12 August 1916 at the time of the Battle of the Somme. He was 20. The Somme, Western Front France Source:7463419 12th August 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A Source:7463419

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest
Initials E
Last Name Purdy
Source 3622267
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
519 The Blocks, Stonebroom, Derbyshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 18222 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Private
British Army 18222 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Purdy nee Thorpe mother
Thomas Purdy father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Thomas Purdy brother 1886
George Purdy brother 1888
Fred Purdy brother 1890
Sarah Ellen Purdy sister 1894
Jane Hannah Purdy sister 1901

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Keith22624

Multimedia

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Stonebroom War Memorial Keith22624

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