Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
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Ryde Cemetery

Mr Stanley Purnell (Private)

Title: Mr
Forenames: Stanley
Surnames: Purnell
Date of Death: 30/10/1917
Age at Death Years: 34
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Private
Map Reference Number: RSHG 020 D1
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section M Plots 1853-1854
Grave Description: Double family plot. Large 3 tiered pedestal base surmounted by a beautifully carved angel with wings and a cross behind. Intact grey metal railings surround the plot. Text panels with raised lettering on east and south sides of base.
Grave Condition: Good
Grave Condition Description: This plot was completely overgrown but cleared in March 2016 to reveal a 'forgotten' memorial. Found lying face down, the angel was intact with only a small chip missing off the base tip of her right wing. The angel has been set upright in front of her 3 tiered pedestal base.
Other Information: Adjacent plots 1855-1857 are also for the Purnell family.

Inscription:

East side
Top tier

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
ALFRED ERNEST
DEARLY LOVED
AND DEVOTED SON OF
ALFRED G. AND E. A. PURNELL
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
JAN. 13. 1905, IN HIS 18TH YEAR.
MAY HIS REST BE GLORY
_______________
HE ASKED LIFE OF THEE, AND THOU
GAVEST HIM A LONG LIFE; EVEN FOR
EVER AND EVER. PS. XXI 4

Middle tier

IN DEAR MEMORY OF
ENA NINETTE PURNELL,
DAUGHTER OF A. G. AND E. A. PURNELL
BORN FEBRUARY 4. 1901,
PEACEFULLY AT REST JANUARY 31 1950.

South side
Top tier

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
STANLEY PURNELL,
[ARTIST'S RIFLES]
WHO FELL IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELE,
OCT. 30. 1917, AGED 34.
FOR GOD, AND KING AND COUNTRY.
__________________
ALSO OF HIS MOTHER
ELIZABETH ADA,
DEARLY LOVED WIFE OF A. G. PURNELL,
DIED APRIL 29. 1918, AGED 55.
_________________
DEATH CANNOT PART US,
AND GOD WILL NOT.

Middle tier

ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED
ALFRED GEORGE PURNELL,
AT REST DECEMBER 19. 1925.
AGED 62 YEARS
"COME UNTO ME YE WEARY,
AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST."

Photographs:

David Earle
Purnell family plot March 2015
Photographer: David Earle
Kate Macdonell
Purnell family plot March 2016
Photographer: Kate Macdonell
Kate Macdonell
Purnell family plot March 2016
Photographer: Kate Macdonell
Carol Strong
S Purnell April 2016
Photographer: Carol Strong

Related Documents:

PDF file: Census; Marriage; Obituary; Probate; Soldier Died

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