We know that a good number of Purseys fought and lost their lives in both world wars. It is sad to see therefore their hard-earned medals up for sale. Here are three that ended up under the auctioneer’s hammer: Victory Medal. (SE-8126 Sjt.J.F.Persey (sic). A.V.C.) Awarded to Sergeant John Fredrick Pursey enlisted and served with […]
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WW1 – Remembering the Dead
It is now 100 years since the cessation of the first World War. By the end of it, over 9 million soldiers had been killed, and another 21 million wounded. Over a million soldiers were killed in the infamous Battle of the Somme alone, including about 30,000 in just one day. Many a Pursey sacrificed their lives […]
In Court
We’ve all done things we wish we hadn’t. Here are a few Purseys who got caught! Perhaps the one who received the stiffest sentence was one Edward Pursey. In March 1828, at the age of 19, he found himself aboard the William Miles bound for Van Dieman’s Land (now Tasmania). He had been convicted the […]