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WAR HISTORY COMMISSION
STATE OF VIRGINIA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
Name in full
(family name): Purdham
(first name): Fred
(middle name):
Date of birth
(month): August
(day): 17th
(year): 1888
Place of Birth
(town): Stanley
(county): Page
(state): Vurginia
(country): USA
Name of father: Martin Purdham
Birthplace (country): USA
Maiden name of mother: Liddie Purdham
Birthplace (country):
Are you White, Colored, Indian or Mongolian: White
Citizen (Yes or no): Yes
Voter (yes or no): Yes
Church (denomination): Disciple
Married: yes
year: 1919
at: Luray Va
To (maiden name): Mary Hoak
Born: May 19
year: 1901
at:
Children
(name):
Born:
year:
at:
Children
(name):
Born:
year:
at:
Children
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Born:
year:
at:
Fraternal Orders:
College Fraternities:
Previous military service or training:
Education
(Preparatory): Page Co. Schools
(College):
Education
(University):
(Degrees):
Occupation before entry into service: Stone-Mason
employer:
Residence before entry into the service
(street number):
(town): Luray
(county): Page
Present home address
(street number):
(town): Luray
(county): Page
(state): Virginia
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WAR RECORD
Inducted into service or enlisted on (date): May 26, 1918
at (place): Luray Virginia
as a (rank): Private
in the: Infantry
section of the : National Army
Identification number: Not given on Discharge Cert.
Assigned originally to
(company): D
(regiment): 10th Bn.
(division): Replacement
(or)
(ship):
at (place):
Trained or stationed before going to Europe:-
School, camp, station, ship: Camp Lee Va
From (date): May 26. 1918
to (date): Sept 7. 1918
School, camp, station, ship:
From (date):
to (date):
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to (date):
Transferred to:-
Company: 114th Inf BN
Regiment:
Division:
Ship:
Date: 8-20-18
New Location:
Company: 64 ? Co.
Regiment:
Division:
Ship:
Date: 8-28-18
New Location:
Company: Co I - 164 Inf
Regiment:
Division:
Ship:
Date: 9-29-18
New Location:
Promoted:-
From (rank):
to (rank):
Date:
From (rank):
to (rank):
Date:
Embarked from (port): Newport News, Va
on (ship): Do not recall
(date):
and arrived at (foreign port): Brest, France
(date): Do not recall
Proceeded from : Brest France
to: Do not recall
(date):
From: Do not recall
to: St Agnes France
(date):
From: Do not recall
to: ?Vicley France
(date):
Trained or stationed abroad:-
Country:
Place:
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Place:
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WAR RECORD
First went into action (place):
(date):
Participated in the following engagements:
Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits, including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): :
Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner:
Nature of casuality:
(place):
(date):
Nature of casuality:
(place):
(date):
Nature of casuality:
(place):
(date):
Under medical care:-
Name of hospital: Do not recall
Location:
From (date): Oct. 11. 1918
to (date): Nov 15. 1918
Name of hospital:
Location:
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to (date):
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Location:
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to (date):
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to (date):
Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability):
Arrived at (American port): Boston Mass
on (ship): Do not recall
Date: Jan 22. 1919
(from):
Discharged from service at (place): Camp Humphries Va.
(date): Feb 8. 1919
as a (rank): Private
RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE
Occupation after the war: Stone Mason
If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupations::
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular?:
What were the effects of camp experiences in the United States upon yourself -- mental and physical?:
What were the effects upon yourself of your overseas experience?:
What effects, if any, did your experience have on your religious belief?:
If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience?:
What has been the effect of all these experiences as contrasted with your state of mind before the war?:
Photographs-- If possible enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated.
Additional data: enclosed
Signed at (place): Luray Virginia
on (date): May 14.
year: 1921
(full name): xFred Purdham
(rank): Private
(branch of service): Infantry
The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources::
