Puzey, Walter Louis Jordan –

Son of Walter and Amelia F Puzey, of the Swan Brewery, Perth, Western Australia; husband of Florence Puzey (nee Lamb), of 6, Bank Meadow, Horwich, Lancashire (married 1916). Wounded 08/05/1915 in right thigh by shrapnel at Gallipoli and treated at Green Bank Hospital, where he met his wife, a nurse there. Previous service with the Royal Field Artillery, discharged by purchase.

Personal details

  • Surname: Puzey
  • Forename: Walter Louis Jordan
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: West Ham, Essex
  • Place of residence: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 8th Battery, 3rd West Australian Brigade, Australian Field Artillery.
  • Service number: 1864
  • Regiment: Australian Imperial Forces
  • Enlistment date: August 17th, 1914 - 1914-08-17
  • Enlistment location: Blackboy Hill, Western Australia, Australia
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/05/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c-e*

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