Ryeland Family Tree
The Genealogy of the Ryeland and connected Families
Robert. R. PURNELL[1]
1886 - 1919 (33 years)-
Name Robert. R. PURNELL [2, 3, 4] Birth 1886 Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales 
[2, 3, 4] Gender Male _UID 04FFC2CD8B9B4A97803B3F00D493662F8FB1 Alt. Birth 1886 Alt. Birth 1886 [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Civil Canton [3] Name (Facts Pg) Robert Purnell [3] Name (Facts Pg) Robert Purnell Residence 1891 [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Death 23 Sep 1919 Person ID I20321 Ryeland Family Tree Last Modified 13 Mar 2025
Father Henry PURNELL, b. 14 Sep 1796, Holcombe, , Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary SMITH, b. Abt 1844, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F6234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Henry Skey PURNELL, b. 1838, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. 23 Nov 1929, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales (Age 91 years) Mother Mary SMITH, b. 1840, Gloucestershire, England d. Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales Marriage 31 Aug 1860 Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales Family ID F6678 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 1886 - Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales 
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Notes - Private in 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry ;
Buried Murmanks New British Cemetery, Russian Federations.
Commonwealth War Graves Commi ssion In Memo ry of R. Purn ell Privat e 69865
2nd Bn., Highland Light Inf antry Who died on
Tuesday, 23rd September 1919. A ge 32.
Additional Son of Henry Skey Purnell and Mary Purnel l, of Cardiff. (buried, Kandalaksha Information: Buri al Ground).
Commemorative Infor mation
Cemetery: MURMANSK NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Russian Fede ration
Grave Refference/ Sp. Mem. B30
Panel Number:
Location: From the main thoroughfare, Lenin Prospec t, head south untill reaching the main crossroads just before the road ris es steeply. Turn left and continue over two junctions into what us ed to be a state farm. Proceed for another 100 meters and the Cemete ry is directly ahead.
- Private in 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry ;
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