Soldiers of the First World War — Canadian Expeditionary Force 

Names: 	PURSLEY , VERNON WILBERT 	
Regimental number: 	737198 	
Reference: 	RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8028 - 4 	
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 From Internet Site for  Commonwealth War Graves Commission  at
http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf/ the following were found:
WILLIAM PURSLEY 
Private
7759
1st Bn., East Lancashire Regiment
who died on
Thursday, 13th May 1915. 
	Commemorative Information
Memorial: 	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium	Grave Reference/
Panel Number: 	Panel 34
	Location: 	Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The
Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin and Courtrai,
and bears the names of men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres
Salient in the First World War.
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THOMAS EDWARD PURSLEY 
Private
1028
8th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers
who died on
Thursday, 14th June 1917. Age 30.
Additional Information: 	Son of the late William Frederick Pursley. Also served in
India.	
Commemorative Information
Memorial: 	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium	
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: 	Panel 8 and 12
	
Location: 	Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The
Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin and Courtrai,
and bears the names of men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres
Salient in the First World War.
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F J PURSLEY 
Private
701695
23rd Bn., London Regiment
who died on
Tuesday, 18th February 1919. 
	
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: 	CROYDON (MITCHAM ROAD) CEMETERY, Surrey, United
Kingdom	
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: 	12. 8588.