Corporal Nicholas Purmal
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1890-11-06
Place of birth: Nowarassisk Russia Russia
Next of kin: H. Purmal, Little Plume, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Brick Layer
Occupation (normalized): Bricklayer (Construction)
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 20187
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
Corporal, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Hill 70
Awards
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Hill 70)
Date of award: 1917-08-15
Comment: On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this N.C.O. advancing with his company, saw an enemy Machine Gun crew bringing their gun from a sap. He rushed the gun and when within a pace of it the enemy got the gun going wounding him in the right arm. He seized the gun and through it backwards down the sap, and as he was unable to shoot he took the gun crew of 6 and a German officer prisoners, afterwards conducting them to battalion Headquarters.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
584390
Service file: B8026-S057
Uploader's Notes: Corporal Purmal won the DCM for actions at Hill 70. He disabled an enemy machine gun, and although wounded in the arm, took 1 German Officer and 6 Other Ranks prisoner.
Uploader's Research notes: Little Plume is a town name that has not survived. I have placed it as a Post Office somewhere south of (near) Medicine Hat, Alberta, in the Assiniboia District (1901 Census). His religion was listed as "Russian". I was not able to find this man in the 1901 census. [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion Distinguished Conduct Medal Hill 70 On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this N.C.O. advancing with his company, saw an enemy Machine Gun crew bringing their gun from a sap. He rushed the gun and when within a pace of it the enemy got the gun going wounding him in the right arm. He seized the gun and through it backwards down the sap, and as he was unable to shoot he took the gun crew of 6 and a German officer prisoners, afterwards conducting them to battalion Headquarters. ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-03-16
Last modified: 2005-03-25