70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
12/08/1923
Died:
03/06/1942 (Died by accident)
Age:
18
Summary
Victor George Purvis was the son of William and Annie Jane Purvis of Cookstown. He was born on 12th August 1923. Prior to enlistment he worked as an apprentice plumber. Victor Purvis joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and served with the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion. Whilst in England, on 3rd June 1942, Fusilier Victor George Purvis died as a result of drowning near Cornwall while training.
Cookstown New Cemetery is situated at the junction of Cemetery Road and Westland Road South, Cookstown. Cookstown New Cemetery is also known as Westland Rd Cemetery and Forthill Cemetery.
