William Purvis
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| Home: | Ingram |
| Date of death: | 28 January 1945 |
| Age at death: | 27 years |
| Fate: | William was wounded on D-Day (6 June 1944), returned home and then went back to the war upon recovery. On Sunday 28 January 1945, William was killed in action alongside eight other commandos while trying to take an island in a river in the advance through Holland. |
| Rank: | Marine |
| Service No: | EX/3472 |
| Unit/Regiment: | No. 45 Royal Marine Commando, Royal Marines |
| Buried: | Nederweert War Cemetery, Netherlands (Cemetery/memorial reference: IV. F. 2). William is also commemorated on a memorial plaque at Ingram Church, UK. |
| Other: | Son of Alexander and Barbara Purvis; husband of Ellen I. Purvis, of Wooperton, Northumberland. |
Marine William Purvis gravestone
(Image courtesy of Fokko Meering (original source), licensed under licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Accessed 03 October 2018.)
1939-1945 Memorial Plaque in Ingram Church, UK
Nederweert War Cemetery, Netherlands (image courtesy of CWGC)
Nederweert Cemetery Cross
(Image courtesy of Fokko Meering (original source), licensed under licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Accessed 03 October 2018.)
