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Name	Frank Henry Purse
Born	9 September, 1906 Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 May, 1976 (aged 69) Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Boyd, Barbara Emily (wife) Barclay, Phillip Charles (colleague) Bulmer, Edward William (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	bricklayer (1926-1941) New South Wales, Australia communist (1931-1968) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1932-1973) New South Wales, Australia socialist (1968-1976) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	United Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society of NSW (member) United Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society of NSW (organiser, 1932-1943) Building Workers Industrial Union (NSW) (assistant secretary, 1943-1947) Building Workers Industrial Union (federal) (secretary, 1947-1973)
Political Activism *	Socialist Party of Australia (NSW) (member, ?-1976) Communist Party (NSW) (member, 1931)

* Dates are approximate

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