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PENROSE, Richard Leslie
| Service Number: | 9660 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Moonta Mines, South Australia, 30 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Mines Boys' School, South Australia, Australia 1892-1899 |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hartley Hospital, Brighton South Australia, 17 December 1969, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Brighton Cemetery, S.A. Row 71 North Brighton Cemetery with his wife Elsie |
| Memorials: | Dublin War Memorial, Mallala Wild Horse Plains Roll of Honour, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta Loyal Hamley Lodge I.O.O.F. Manchester Unity Pictorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9660, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 9660, 11th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 9660, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 9660, 11th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Marilyn Bowden
Richard Leslie Penrose was born on 30th November 1885, not October as shown above - updated by his granddaughter Marilyn.
Biography contributed by Georgia Berney
Richard Leslie Penrose was the son of Richard Henry Penrose and Elizabeth Ann Francis born on 30th October 1885 in Moonta Mines then later move to Adelaide City.
He enlisted on the 10th January 1916 and was discharged on 10th May 1919.
In 1921 he married Elsie Pearl Sinclair and had two children, Marjorie in 1921 and Richard Melville in 1925.
Sadly in 1965 Richard's wife Elsie died. Richard then passed away in 1969 leaving behind children and grandchildren.
Richard and Elsie are buried in North Brigthon Cemtery, South Australia