BORN BOSTON, LINCS, 1890. SON OF GEORGE EDWIN PURCHON (1864-1934) & SARAH ELIZABETH (PETTMAN) (1868-1925), OF 3 GILLETT STREET, HULL. ONE OF THREE SONS LOST IN THE WAR.
A SEAMAN. HE MARRIED ANNIE ELIZABETH DAVISON AT SCULCOATES, HULL, IN 1909. THEY LIVED AT 15 NELLIES TERRACE, GILLETT STREET, AND 12 LIZZIES GROVE, LIVERPOOL STREET, HULL. HE SERVED WITH THE MERCHANT NAVY AND WAS LOST OVERBOARD, ON 01/11/1915, AGED 25.
HE IS LISTED IN THE HESSLE ROAD NAVAL MEMORIAL BOARDS, HULL AND IN THE LOST TRAWLERMEN OF HULL BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE. HE IS NOT LISTED IN CWGC RECORDS. HIS NAME IS RECORDED AS KILLED ON THE GILLETT STREET ROLL OF HONOUR (Hull Daily Mail 30 August 1916)
HIS BROTHER, LANCE CORPORAL, JOHN EDWARD PURCHON, 10TH HUSSARS, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 11/11/1914, AGED 26. HIS OTHER BROTHER, PRIVATE, CYRIL PURCHON, 8TH EYR, DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 12/06/1917, AGED 20.
