Private 17200 Henry PURKISS

Private 17200 Henry Purkiss{gallery}Pte H H Flint{/gallery}2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey, 6th August 1915, aged 48

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Commemorated: Helles Memorial, Helles, Turkey
Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Husband of Clara Elizabeth Purkiss of 184 Gadsby Street, Nuneaton
NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments

Links to Relevant Information

CWGC Page for Private Purkiss
Helles Memorial
Hampshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

Born c1867 at Redhill, Surrey
Lived at 21 Anker Street, Nuneaton [1901]
Lived at 258 Gadsby Street, Nuneaton [1911]
Employed as a plumber [1911]
Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in the Balkans Theatre 7 Jul 1915