70bgadmin at 10:09, 5 August 2019

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70bgadmin: Created page with "{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Purdey Richard |Army number=278 |Rank=Lieutenant |Date of birth=Not yet known. |Age=0 |Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer...."

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Created page with "{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Purdey Richard |Army number=278 |Rank=Lieutenant |Date of birth=Not yet known. |Age=0 |Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer...."

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Purdey Richard
|Army number=278
|Rank=Lieutenant
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=0
|Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer. Posted to 33 Reinforcement Holding Unit. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 3/7/1944, posted 11th Bn DLI. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944
|Task or role=Platoon Commander.
|Joined Brigade=3/7/1944.
|Died/Killed in action=Date not yet known.
|Source table=11DLI
}}

The CANLOAN Officers' Website - sadly, no longer being maintained - indicates that Lt Purdey (DLI records show Purdy) was attached to two further British units after the disbandment of 11th DLI. No details are yet available on which these were. Investigations will continue to trace information on him.

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer.  Posted to 33 Reinforcement Holding Unit.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 3/7/1944, posted 11th Bn DLI.  With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944
+|Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer.  Posted to 33 Reinforcement Holding Unit.  Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 3/7/1944, posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944.  Subsequently served in 6th Battalion DLI and 1/4th Battalion KOYLI.
 |Task or role=Platoon Commander.
 |Joined Brigade=3/7/1944.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.  Not a casualty as far as is known.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}
-The CANLOAN Officers' Website - sadly, no longer being maintained - indicates that Lt Purdey (DLI records show Purdy) was attached to two further British units after the disbandment of 11th DLI.  No details are yet available on which these were.  Investigations will continue to trace information on him.
+The CANLOAN Officers' Website - sadly, no longer being maintained - indicates that Lt Purdey (DLI records show Purdy) was attached to two further British units after the disbandment of 11th DLI.  Investigations will continue to trace information on him.

Purdey Richard Lt CDN 278 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 10:09, 5 August 2019

70bgadmin: Created page with "{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Purdey Richard |Army number=278 |Rank=Lieutenant |Date of birth=Not yet known. |Age=0 |Unit=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. CANLOAN Officer...."