We remember Sidney Purnell

We remember Sidney Purnell

Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Stoke Newington, North London United Kingdom Source:7119063 Source:8553063 1895
1917
service British Army Corporal 370157 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7119063 1st January 1917
employment Postal Staff General Post Office Post Office Savings Bank, London United Kingdom Source:8732863
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8553063
service British Army Corporal 1438 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7119063
service British Army Rifleman 1438 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7119063
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8553063
location Tottenham, North London United Kingdom Source:8553063
1916
death Killed in Action Pas de Calais France Source:7119063 Source:8553063 7th October 1916
burial Warlencourt British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7119063

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sidney
Initials S
Last Name Purnell
Source 3623217
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Tottenham, North London United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 370157 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Corporal
British Army 1438 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Corporal
British Army 1438 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Jane Purnell mother
Samuel Thomas Purnell father

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Post Office Savings Bank War Memorial Valerie34433

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