PENNY, Francis Robert
| Service Numbers: | 806, 2265 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 14 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Hughenden Roman Catholic School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 July 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 23. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hughenden R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Roll of Honour, Hughenden War Memorial, Townsville Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 806, 15th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 806, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 806, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 2265, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2265 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Jane PENNY
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Francis Robert Penny was the son of Thomas and Jane Penny, of Hughenden, Queensland. His mother had passed away a month after he was born in 1895. His father, Thomas Penny was an esteemed old pioneer of Hughenden and district, and the town was much saddened when Thomas Penny passed away in January 1916.
Francis’ older brother, 4882 Lce. Cpl. Henry John Penny also served in the 15th Battalion AIF and was killed in action at Gueudecourt on 1st February 1917, aged 30.
Francis enlisted in the 5th Light Horse Regiment, at 19 years of age, in 1914. He left Australia February 1915 but contracted venereal disease and was sent home to Australia during late 1915.
Frank Penny enlisted again, shortly after his brother Harry had been killed in action. He arrived in England during July 1917. He joined the 15th Battalion on the Western Front during February 1918.
He was mortally wounded in the back by shell fragments on 4 July 1918 and died in a Casualty Clearing Station the next day.
His sister wrote on his roll of honour form, “There were two enlisted from this family, and both were killed.”
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