Clifton Ray Purnell 1920–1996 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

Clifton Ray Purnell, 1920–1996 (aged 76 years)

Name

Clifton Ray Purnell

Name: Clifton Ray /Purnell/
Given names: Clifton Ray
Surname: Purnell

Gender Male


Birth	1920 25 29 Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: PURNELL CLIFTON R Registration number 48439/1920 Father's Given name(s) GEORGE S Mother's Given name(s) PEARL District WARATAH
Military	World War II June 10, 1941 (aged 21 years) Source: Australia. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Nominal Rolls [database - online] Text: World War Two Service Veteran Details Name PURNELL, CLIFTON ROY Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 37147 Date of Birth 25 Oct 1920 Place of Birth NEWCASTLE, NSW Date of Enlistment 10 Jun 1941 Locality on Enlistment TAREE, NSW Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin PURNELL, GEORGE Date of Discharge 25 Dec 1941 Rank Aircraftman 1 Posting at Discharge 2 SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL TRAINING KINGSTON Prisoner of War No Honours None for display
Residence	1943 (aged 23 years) Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Address: 16 Preston Street Source: Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Text: Clifton was described as a railway porter.
Death	March 28, 1996 (aged 76 years) New South Wales, Australia Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc. Text: PURNELL Clifton Ray Death notice 28 MAR 1996 Death age 75 late of Kiama, formerly of Bondi Illawarra Mercury 02 APR 1996
Burial	Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: Kiama General Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line]. Purnell, Clifton Ray (1920-1996) - gravestone

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: April 11, 1894 26 20 — Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1915 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 18, 1970 — Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Cremation: November 21, 1970 — Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pearl Bellinger Percival James Purnell Leslie Stephen Purnell Clifton Ray Purnell Frederick Purnell George Stephen Purnell 1894–1970 Birth: April 11, 1894 26 20 — Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 18, 1970 — Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: about 1891 Marriage: 1915 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1968 — Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Burial: Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Stephen Purnell Percival James Purnell Leslie Stephen Purnell Clifton Ray Purnell Frederick Purnell Pearl Bellinger 1891–1968 Birth: about 1891 Death: 1968 — Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 1915 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
1 year elder brother	Links Birth: 1915 20 24 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Horse stealing: March 1934 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Stealing Paspalum seeds: April 1937 — Cundle Plains, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Stealing tobacco pouch: May 3, 1937 — Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia False pretences: May 7, 1937 — Coopernook, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Gaol sentence: April 1938 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: November 8, 1939 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: February 7, 1942 — Surry Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: December 25, 1951 — Annandale, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Gaoled 7 years: 1965 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: after 1970 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Adele Goodrich Family with spouse Araluen Hope Johnson Percival James Purnell 1915–1970 Birth: 1915 20 24 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: after 1970
4 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1918 23 27 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 22, 1924 — Islington West, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: April 24, 1924 — Sandgate, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Leslie Stephen Purnell 1918–1924 Birth: 1918 23 27 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 22, 1924 — Islington West, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
3 years himself	Links Birth: 1920 25 29 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — June 10, 1941 Death: March 28, 1996 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Patricia Mary Corrigan Clifton Ray Purnell 1920–1996 Birth: 1920 25 29 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 28, 1996 — New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: January 2, 1922 27 31 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 2, 1922 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: January 5, 1922 — Sandgate, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frederick Purnell 1922–1922 Birth: January 2, 1922 27 31 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 2, 1922 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Patricia Mary Corrigan
himself	Links Birth: 1920 25 29 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — June 10, 1941 Death: March 28, 1996 — New South Wales, Australia Burial: Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Patricia Mary Corrigan Clifton Ray Purnell 1920–1996 Birth: 1920 25 29 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 28, 1996 — New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Birth: January 21, 1926 Death: May 9, 2003 Burial: Kiama, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clifton Ray Purnell Patricia Mary Corrigan 1926–2003 Birth: January 21, 1926 Death: May 9, 2003
son	Private –

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Birth	Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry. Text: PURNELL CLIFTON R Registration number 48439/1920 Father's Given name(s) GEORGE S Mother's Given name(s) PEARL District WARATAH
Military	Source: Australia. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Nominal Rolls [database - online] Text: World War Two Service Veteran Details Name PURNELL, CLIFTON ROY Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 37147 Date of Birth 25 Oct 1920 Place of Birth NEWCASTLE, NSW Date of Enlistment 10 Jun 1941 Locality on Enlistment TAREE, NSW Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin PURNELL, GEORGE Date of Discharge 25 Dec 1941 Rank Aircraftman 1 Posting at Discharge 2 SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL TRAINING KINGSTON Prisoner of War No Honours None for display
Residence	Source: Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line]. Text: Clifton was described as a railway porter.
Death	Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc. Text: PURNELL Clifton Ray Death notice 28 MAR 1996 Death age 75 late of Kiama, formerly of Bondi Illawarra Mercury 02 APR 1996
Burial	Source: McDonell, Reg. 'Australian Cemeteries Index' [database - on-line].
Shared note	Source: Personal memory - Purnell, Sylvia Mavis

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Shared note	Sylvia Mavis Purnell recollects that she was always afraid of Cliffie. Source: Personal memory - Purnell, Sylvia Mavis

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Burial	Purnell, Clifton Ray (1920-1996) - gravestone

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December 3, 2021 – 06:45:55

Author of last change: australianroyalty

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Family with parents
father Parents Simon Peter Purnell Sarah Ann Griffiths	George Stephen Purnell 1894–1970
mother	Pearl Bellinger 1891–1968
elder brother Family Adele Goodrich Family Araluen Hope Johnson	Percival James Purnell 1915–1970
elder brother	Leslie Stephen Purnell 1918–1924
himself	Clifton Ray Purnell 1920–1996
younger brother	Frederick Purnell 1922–1922

Family with Patricia Mary Corrigan
himself	Clifton Ray Purnell 1920–1996
wife	Patricia Mary Corrigan 1926–2003
son	Private

Descendants

Clifton Ray Purnell(1920–1996)
- Patricia Mary Corrigan