Herbert Lloyd Purnell 1926–2001 – Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of New South Wales

Herbert Lloyd Purnell, 1926–2001 (aged 75 years)

Name

Herbert Lloyd Purnell

Name: Herbert Lloyd /Purnell/
Given names: Herbert Lloyd
Surname: Purnell

Gender Male


Birth	February 4, 1926 29 27 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Rescue	March 4, 1929 (aged 3 years) 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 July 4, 1945 (aged 19 years) Source: Australia. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Nominal Rolls [database - online] Text: Veteran Details Name PURNELL, HERBERT LLOYD Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 168010 Date of Birth 04 Feb 1926 Place of Birth MAYFIELD, NSW Date of Enlistment 04 Jul 1945 Locality on Enlistment BELMONT Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin PURNELL, HUBERT Date of Discharge 15 May 1946 Rank Aircraftman 1 Posting at Discharge 2 STORES DEPOT Prisoner of War No Honours None for display
Residence	1949 (aged 22 years) 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.
Occupation	Greyhound trainer and Bookmaker 1988 (aged 61 years) Source: Letter - Purnell, Don to Irene Ferguson, 1988
Death	August 2001 (aged 75 years) Hunter, 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 Herbert Lloyd Death notice 27 AUG 2001 Funeral late of Belmont Newcastle Herald 25 AUG 2001

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: August 31, 1896 29 22 — Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1920 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Collision: April 1936 — East Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Betting offences: October 1936 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Occupation: Bookmaker, Greyhound Owner and Trainer — after 1936 Unlawful game: May 1943 — Charlestown, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Speeding: May 1944 — Hexham, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 5, 1976 — Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: October 7, 1976 — Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mavis Mary Stewart Donald Leopold Gerrard Purnell Sylvia Mavis Purnell Herbert Lloyd Purnell Herbert Clifton Purnell 1896–1976 Birth: August 31, 1896 29 22 — Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: October 5, 1976 — Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
mother	Links Birth: 1899 31 31 — Port Macquarie, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Marriage: 1920 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Stealing and receiving: 1920 — Kempsey, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1956 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Burial: March 27, 1956 — Sandgate, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herbert Clifton Purnell Donald Leopold Gerrard Purnell Sylvia Mavis Purnell Herbert Lloyd Purnell Mavis Mary Stewart 1899–1956 Birth: 1899 31 31 — Port Macquarie, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1956 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage	Marriage — 1920 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
17 months elder brother	Links Birth: May 23, 1921 24 22 Jokes published: January 1932 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Winning joke: April 1932 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Three little jokes: July 1932 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: April 5, 2008 Burial: Sandgate, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phyllis Mary Mitchell Donald Leopold Gerrard Purnell 1921–2008 Birth: May 23, 1921 24 22 Death: April 5, 2008
20 months elder sister	Links Birth: about 1922 25 23 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gerhard van Maarseveen Sylvia Mavis Purnell 1922– Birth: about 1922 25 23 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death:
4 years himself	Links Birth: February 4, 1926 29 27 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Rescue: March 4, 1929 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — July 4, 1945 Occupation: Greyhound trainer and Bookmaker — 1988 Death: August 2001 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herbert Lloyd Purnell 1926–2001 Birth: February 4, 1926 29 27 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 2001 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Family with Private
himself	Links Birth: February 4, 1926 29 27 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Rescue: March 4, 1929 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Military: World War II — July 4, 1945 Occupation: Greyhound trainer and Bookmaker — 1988 Death: August 2001 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Herbert Lloyd Purnell 1926–2001 Birth: February 4, 1926 29 27 — Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 2001 — Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Private –
son	Private –

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Rescue	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	Source: Australia. Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Nominal Rolls [database - online] Text: Veteran Details Name PURNELL, HERBERT LLOYD Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 168010 Date of Birth 04 Feb 1926 Place of Birth MAYFIELD, NSW Date of Enlistment 04 Jul 1945 Locality on Enlistment BELMONT Place of Enlistment SYDNEY, NSW Next of Kin PURNELL, HUBERT Date of Discharge 15 May 1946 Rank Aircraftman 1 Posting at Discharge 2 STORES DEPOT Prisoner of War No Honours None for display
Residence	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.
Occupation	Source: Letter - Purnell, Don to Irene Ferguson, 1988
Death	Source: The Ryerson index to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers. [datatase on-line]. n.p., Ryerson Index Inc. Text: PURNELL Herbert Lloyd Death notice 27 AUG 2001 Funeral late of Belmont Newcastle Herald 25 AUG 2001

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Family with parents
father Parents Simon Peter Purnell Sarah Ann Griffiths	Herbert Clifton Purnell 1896–1976
mother Parents George Stewart Henrietta Katherine Stein	Mavis Mary Stewart 1899–1956
elder brother Family Phyllis Mary Mitchell Private Private Private	Donald Leopold Gerrard Purnell 1921–2008
elder sister Family Gerhard van Maarseveen Private Private Private Private	Sylvia Mavis Purnell 1922–
himself	Herbert Lloyd Purnell 1926–2001

Family with Private
himself	Herbert Lloyd Purnell 1926–2001
wife Parents Claude Cecil Jones Stella Marguerite Barnes	Private
son	Private

Descendants

Herbert Lloyd Purnell(1926–2001)
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