Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia

Ernest E. Purks

Private Ernest E. Purks of Woodford, Virginia is listed in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia (1920) as soldier, world war i (killed in action). The page shows the portrait and details printed in that source.

Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

420 people in Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia · 1 more named Purks

Full name: Ernest E. Purks
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia
Listed as: Soldier, World War I (killed in action), 1920

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Going through the Virginia roll in Soldiers of the Great War (1920) from A to Z, Ernest is the 321st of 420 names on this site. The entry is on page 380 of the scan; this site's entries from the book run from page 360 to page 399. Ernest is marked killed in action; so are 160 others among the 403 entries here that record an outcome. The rank Private appears 313 times in the 413 entries that print a rank (76%), Ernest's included.

On the same scan page	George D. Neale, Burt Nicewander, Richard M. Norfleet, William L. Norris and 9 more
Recorded outcome	killed in action: 161 of 403 with an outcome (40%)
Same rank	Private: 313 of 413 with a printed rank (76%)

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Soldiers of the Great War, 1920: Virginia, page 380. View the original at the Internet Archive (item SoldiersOfTheGreatWarV3).

Published 1920, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Internet Archive via the Internet Archive.

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