Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Purbick/Purbrick
Edwin Percy, George William and Albert James Purbick
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: PURBICK, Edwin Percy
Status: Wounded
Address: 38 The Vineyard
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 4th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: November 1915 to October 1917, France
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: PURBICK, George William
Status: Wounded
Address: 55 The Vineyard
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 8th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: December 1914 to March 1918, France
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: PURBICK, Albert J
Status: Wounded
Address: 38 The Vineyard
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 4th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: November 1915 to October 1916, France
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William Purbick
The Purbick Family - the three young men in the portrait photo above are identifiable in the back row. Family notes with this photo read:
John (seated) and from left to right of back row: William, Albert, Jack, Edwin Percy, George William, Young Charles.
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: PURBICK, William
Status: Wounded
Address: 55 The Vineyard
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Labour Corps
Chronology: August 1914 to February 1919, France
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John Purbick
The photograph opposite is taken from the "Overseas Men" photograph taken in Roysse Court in 1919, on 4th August when the town held its Homecoming Parade for the men returned from the war. The identification of this individual was made by a descendant.
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: PURBICK, John
Status: Wounded
Address: 74 The Vineyard
Regiment: East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
Chronology: December 1915 to October 1917, France
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Original scans from the WW1 Families Collection
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