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PENNINGTON, Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 453 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 453, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 453, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 453, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 42nd Battalion to the 52nd Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 453, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 453 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Brother of Elizabeth Pennington of Balmain, Sydney, NSW; brother of Fred Pennington of 88 bay Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Issued to his brother Fred Pennington
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