Peter PURDEN

Born 8 November 1906 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[28]
Son of journeyman iron turner William PURDEN and Janet Wilson PATON ^[28]
He was born at fifteen minutes past midnight at 6 John Street, Lambhill in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[28]
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 291 Kilbowie Road in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland ^[20]
He was one of at least five children with an elder sister Nettie and younger siblings Annie, Mary, and William ^[20]
Ten years later, in 1921, he was with his parents and siblings at 26 Bannerman Street in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire ^[20]
Departed from London, England on the steamship Orama and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 3 April 1928 ^[63]
Farmhand in Winchester (South Carnamah) in 1933 ^[19]
In 1936 he was working as a Teamster and living on The Crescent in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction ^[50]
Resided East Perth prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 21 February 1941^[16]
Private W10937 in the Australian Army's 28th Battalion during the Second World War ^[16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 6 January 1942 ^[16]
Married Marjorie Annie BUXTON in Perth in 1951 ^[66]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Carmel ^[2]
Died 28 January 1983; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, ZI, 27) ^[2]

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