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Herbert Lloyd PurnellAge: 751926–2001

Name
Herbert Lloyd Purnell
Given names
Herbert Lloyd
Surname
Purnell
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Birth 4 February 1926 29 25
 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Rescue 4 March 1929 (Age 3)
 Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Website - NLA Australian Newspapers
Text: MODEST HERO. RESCUES SMALL CHILD. FROM DANGEROUS SURF. NEWCASTLE, Sunday.

The Sydney Morning Herald... Monday 4 March 1929, page 12. News 202 words

Diving fully clothed into boiling surf at the eastern end of Newcastle Beach this evening, a young man rescued Herbert Purnell, aged 3 years, of Hanbury-street, Mayfield, from what had appeared to be the certainty of of drowning.

Once he had given the child back inbto his mother's arms. the rescuer moved quickly from the excited crowd that had gathered. His name cannot be ascertained.

The child had been playing on the rocks near the ocean baths, apparently well away from the water. A huge wave that broke on the coast about 6.30 p.m. however, surrounded him, and he was swept off his feet and carried out to sea.

Witnesses of the occurence stated that the man dived headlong in as soon as he saw the child's danger, and took the risk of being thrown against the many rocks in the neighbourhood. When he had the child safely in tow he had a hard struggle against the heavy surf, but being a strong swimmer, was able to struggle ashore.

It was one of the bravest feats ever seen in the district. The child suffered severe shock and a few scratches.
Military
World War II
4 July 1945 (Age 19)
 

Note: Agency:Royal Australian Air Force
Herbert enlisted at Belmont, New South Wales, Australia on 4 Jul 1945. His service number was 168010. His next of kin was listed as Hubert Purnell. He was discharged on 15 May 1946. Posting at Discharge: 2 Stores Depot.
Residence 1949 (Age 22)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Alfred Maxwell, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, labourer
Purnell, Donald Leopold Gerrard, 112 Evans Street Belmont, meat supervisor
Purnell, Doris Meville, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, home duties
Purnell, Herbert Lloyd, 112 Evans Street, Belmont labourer
Purnell, Herbert Clifton, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, labourer
Purnell, Ivy May, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Lenard Charles, Walter Street, Belmont, wheeler
Purnell, Mavis Mary, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Walter Street, Belmont, pensioner.
Death of a paternal grandfather 27 April 1953 (Age 27)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandfather - Simon Peter Purnell
Death of a mother 1956 (Age 29)
 Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

mother - Mavis Mary Stewart
Death of a paternal grandmother 21 March 1961 (Age 35)
 Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandmother - Sarah Ann Griffiths
Death of a father 5 October 1976 (Age 50)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

father - Herbert Clifton Purnell
Occupation
Greyhound trainer and Bookmaker
1988 (Age 61)
 

Source:  Letter - Purnell, Don to Irene Ferguson, 1988
Death 27 August 2001 (Age 75)
 

Source:  The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc.
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father
Purnell, Herbert Clifton (1896-1976) Herbert Clifton Purnell

Birth 31 August 1896 29 22  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 5 October 1976 (Age 80)  Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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4 years
mother
Mavis Mary Stewart

Birth 18 May 1900  Port Macquarie, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Death 1956 (Age 55)  Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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#1 elder brother
Donald Leopold Gerrard Purnell

Birth 23 May 1921 24 21  

Death 5 April 2008 (Age 86)  

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#2 sister
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#3 himself
Herbert Lloyd Purnell

Birth 4 February 1926 29 25  Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 27 August 2001 (Age 75)  

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himself
Herbert Lloyd Purnell

Birth 4 February 1926 29 25  Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 27 August 2001 (Age 75)  

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wife
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#1 son
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RescueWebsite - NLA Australian Newspapers
Text: MODEST HERO. RESCUES SMALL CHILD. FROM DANGEROUS SURF. NEWCASTLE, Sunday.

The Sydney Morning Herald... Monday 4 March 1929, page 12. News 202 words

Diving fully clothed into boiling surf at the eastern end of Newcastle Beach this evening, a young man rescued Herbert Purnell, aged 3 years, of Hanbury-street, Mayfield, from what had appeared to be the certainty of of drowning.

Once he had given the child back inbto his mother's arms. the rescuer moved quickly from the excited crowd that had gathered. His name cannot be ascertained.

The child had been playing on the rocks near the ocean baths, apparently well away from the water. A huge wave that broke on the coast about 6.30 p.m. however, surrounded him, and he was swept off his feet and carried out to sea.

Witnesses of the occurence stated that the man dived headlong in as soon as he saw the child's danger, and took the risk of being thrown against the many rocks in the neighbourhood. When he had the child safely in tow he had a hard struggle against the heavy surf, but being a strong swimmer, was able to struggle ashore.

It was one of the bravest feats ever seen in the district. The child suffered severe shock and a few scratches.
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Alfred Maxwell, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, labourer
Purnell, Donald Leopold Gerrard, 112 Evans Street Belmont, meat supervisor
Purnell, Doris Meville, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, home duties
Purnell, Herbert Lloyd, 112 Evans Street, Belmont labourer
Purnell, Herbert Clifton, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, labourer
Purnell, Ivy May, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Lenard Charles, Walter Street, Belmont, wheeler
Purnell, Mavis Mary, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Walter Street, Belmont, pensioner.
OccupationLetter - Purnell, Don to Irene Ferguson, 1988
DeathThe Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc.

 
Military Agency:Royal Australian Air Force
Herbert enlisted at Belmont, New South Wales, Australia on 4 Jul 1945. His service number was 168010. His next of kin was listed as Hubert Purnell. He was discharged on 15 May 1946. Posting at Discharge: 2 Stores Depot.

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