Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E004489 - Purkis, Kenneth Noel (1892 - 1932)
Title:
Purkis, Kenneth Noel (1892 - 1932)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E004489
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-10-04
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Purkis, Kenneth Noel (1892 - 1932), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Purkis, Kenneth Noel
Date of Birth:
12 December 1892
Place of Birth:
Southsea, Hampshire
Date of Death:
30 July 1932
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 29 July 1915
FRCS 11 June 1925
MB BS London 1924
LRCP 1915
Details:
Born at Southsea, Hants on 12 December 1892, the son of Joseph Thomas Purkis, captain, RN, and Jessie Jane Bond, his wife. He was educated at Eltham College and at Guy's Hospital, where he was house surgeon to the ophthalmic and the ear, nose, and throat departments. He then served as medical officer to the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Hospital. On the outbreak of war he received a commission as temporary lieutenant, RAMC, dated 14 August 1915 and rose to be captain. He then settled in general practice at 47 Wickham Road, Beckenham, Kent, and died in Guy's Hospital on 30 May 1935. He married Eileen Doris Moore on 30 July 1932, who survived him with two daughters.
Sources:
Information given by Mrs Eileen Purkis
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E004000-E004999/E004400-E004499
Media Type:
Unknown
