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Australians
in the Boer War
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | PURDY |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | William |
| Regimental Number | | 987 |
| Rank | | Private |
| Unit Name | | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| State | | Vic |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: PURDEY.
5VMR QSA Roll: PURDY Right Wing, Queen's South Africa medal and 3 clasps (CC OFS & Tvl).
B5179: born 1880 a farmer c/- PO Warburton Vic.
Source:# 852 Warburton gave PURDY a special reception on return and presented him with gold shield-shaped cuff links inscribed for service in VMR, these were subsequently found at the tip in Tongala Vic. and donated to the Warburton RSL in the in mid-1980s, photo.
Melb. Leader: single from Warburton Vic., photo on departure from Melbourne.
URL1: photo #98.
URL2: WARBURTON - A welcome home social and presentation was tendered was tendered to Lance Corporal MCDONALD and Private PURDY in the mechanics' institute, Cr. T CLARK presiding. Corp. MCDONALD intends to return to South Africa at the first opportunity.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 287
5VMR QSA Roll: Queen's S. Africa Medal Roll for 5VMR
B5179: National Archives of Australia series B5179 item B
Source:# Oz-Boer contributed source number 852
Melb. Leader: Melbourne Leader newspaper date(s) 16.2.1901
Melb. Age: Melbourne Age newspaper date(s) 29.5.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | picasaweb.google.co.uk/boerwarpics/Ozbpics#5444324950011851986 | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199400428 |
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