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PENNY, Jenny
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sister |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Mount Henry, Nursing Home, Como, Western Australia, 22 July 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens-Garden 7B-0008- Jane Grylls Penny |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Orsova, Fremantle | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Dec 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Reported for duty No 3 Aud. Com. Depot. | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Detached for duty with No 2 Aust. Aux. Hospital, Southall | |
| 22 Feb 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Detached for duty to Lord Darby's War Hospital, London. | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Detached from Lord Darby's War Hospital for duty with 2nd AAH, Southall. | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Attach for duty to 2 Com. Depot, Weymouth. | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Proceed overseas to 3rd AGH. | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Temporary Duty at General Hospital, France | |
| 20 May 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to 5th Sty Hospital, France | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, Posted to 1st AGH, France for duty | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Promoted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, To No 2 AAH for duty ex France - in England | |
| 16 Jan 1919: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Returned to Australia per 'Demosthenes' | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Discharged Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Jane was the daughter of James Thomas Penny and Mary Penny nee Nankervis.
Enlisted as "Jenny Penny" as a Staff Nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service on 17.9.1915 and served in England and France. Promoted to Sister on 1.10.1918. Discharged 12.4.1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.