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Pte. Joseph Purvis
British Army 6th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
(d.18th Nov 1940)
Joseph Purvis who died age 21 was born in Jarrow in 1919 to David and Catherine Jane Purvis (nee Botto) of Jarrow.
He is buried in Jarrow Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.