Lives of the First World War

The death occurred at Warwick on March 20th from double pneumonia of Major F. P. Purdie, Reserve of Officers, Territorial Force, When war broke out he was employed at the Birmingham branch of the Bank of England. He had joined the ist Volunteer Battalion of the Essex Regiment in 1905 and was called up to the 8th Battalion, Essex Regiment, on August 5th, 1914. After discharging important duties on the East Coast, he was posted to the Warwick Infantry Record Office in February, 1918.

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