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Name : Arthur Channing Purnell Son of : John Alfred Purnell and Emily Blandford Purnell (née Benham), of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Born : 1881, Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
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Census information : 1891 : Emily Purnell, widow, with her children including Arthur aged 10, are at 7 & 8 High-street, Ryde. Emily Purnell is a House Furnisher. 1901 : Arthur Purnell, aged 20, is a Boarder with the Creese family at 282 Pershore Street, Edgbaston, Warwickshire. Arthur Purnell is a Bank Clerk. 1911 : Arthur Purnell, aged 30, is a Boarder with the Nixon family at 51 High Street, Beckenham, Kent. Arthur Purnell is a Bank Clerk. |
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Service Details : Captain Arthur Channing Purnell, 16th Bn., Middlesex Regiment. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 1 July 1916, aged 34. Commemorated at : Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 10 Ryde Borough War Memorial WW I Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial Chapel Additional inscription on parents' headstone at Ryde Borough Cemetery Additional inscription on parents' headstone at Ryde Borough Cemetery [RSHG] Beckenham War Memorial, Kent. |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
NATIONAL PROBATE CALENDAR 1916 |
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Family information :
His nephew Stanley Purnell (who was only two years younger) also died in WW I. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 30 December 2014 |
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