Ernest Francis Purcell, RN

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Ernest Francis Purcell, RN

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
Death: November 01, 1914 (21-30)
Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile (Killed in Action WW1)
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Charles Purcell and Mary Jane Langdon
Brother of Reginald Hartlepool Purcell

Occupation: 1901 - 13; 1911 - 23, Royal Navy; 1914 - Leading Stoker, RN
Birth Registration: PURCELL, ERNEST FRANCIS; (Mother - LANGDON) GRO Reference: 1888 J Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 274
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About Ernest Francis Purcell, RN

LEADING STOKER - ERNEST FRANCIS PURCELL

Service Number: K/5179 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Navy - H.M.S. "Monmouth." Date of Death Died 01 November 1914 Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

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Additional Info

Son of Edward and Mary Jane Purcell, of 97, South Milton St., Cattedown Rd., Plymouth.
CWGC



Lives of the First World War

  • Born - Saint Peters Plymouth, Devon 11TH MARCH 1891
  • SERVICE Royal Navy - Leading Stoker
  • K5179
  • HMS Monmouth
    • 31ST OCTOBER 1914
  • DEATH Killed in Action Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile
    • 1ST NOVEMBER 1914
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Ernest Francis Purcell, RN's Timeline

1888
1888
Plymouth, Devon, England (United Kingdom)
1914
November 1, 1914
Age 26
Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile