Gunner WILLIAM ALLEN PURVIS
Service Number: 1841440
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Artillery
372 Bty., 119 H.A.A. Regt.
Date of Death
Died 23 July 1944
Age 45 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Additional Info Son of William Allen Purvis and Mary Ann Carr Purvis, of South Shields; husband of Henrietta Purvis.
- Personal Inscription SAFE WITHIN GOD'S TENDER KEEPING THOU ART GUARDED EVERY HOUR
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.
Share and read stories
Download certificate