The Bowes Museum Purdy William (Willie)

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Name:

William Purdy

Casualty No.:

Initials:

Service No.:

J43917

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Unit:

Able Seaman, HMS Maidstone

Teesdale Township:

Evenwood and Barony

Place Enlisted:

Home Address:

14 West View

Civilian Employment:

Cause of Death:

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

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Service :

Navy

Service Records:

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Family Details:

Notes:

Enlisted in October 1915.

William fought in the Battle of Jutland. His description of a Zepplin attack at sea appears in Evenwood's Hey Day by Elsie Anderson and others. Contact the Bowes Museum for details.

In 1916, William wrote home describing a Zeplin attack at sea.

Images:

Sources:

First Name: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Evenwood's Heyday by Elsie Anderson et al copy available at the Bowes Museum; Last Name: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Evenwood's Heyday by Elsie Anderson et al copy available at the Bowes Museum; Service Number: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Unit: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Evenwood's Heyday by Elsie Anderson et al copy available at the Bowes Museum; Home Address: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office); Evenwood's Heyday by Elsie Anderson ; Notes: Evenwood's Heyday by Elsie Anderson et al copy available at the Bowes Museum; Teesdale Townships: Bishop Auckland Constituency Absent Voters' List Evenwood & Barony 1918 (Durham County Record Office);