Cecil Purkis

1884 - 1963  (79 years)

• Name	Cecil Purkis
  Born	9 Aug 1884	London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Corporal, Territorials / 34th Battalion / 2nd Reinforcing Draft
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Infantry, Service #402682
  Residence	, England   [3]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	London, England   [2]
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350007
  Died	17 Oct 1963  [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I350007	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Hester Wiltshire,   b. 5 Sep 1886,   d. 20 Oct 1948  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Harold Purkis,   b. 1 Aug 1914,   d. 14 Sep 1980  (Age 66 years)   2. Stanley Arthur Purkis,   b. Abt 1917
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F251208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Purkis/ [Flat Markers] Cecil Purkis/ Sept. 9, 1884/ Oct. 17, 1963. [Bronxe Legion Plaque]./ Hester Wiltshire/ Wife Of Cecil Purkis/ Sept. 5, 1886 - Oct. 20, 1948./ Son/ Harold Purkis/ Aug. 1, 1914 - Sept. 14, 1980./ [4 Corner Stones] Purkis. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1884 - London, England Residence - - , England Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - London, England Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth