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PENNY, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 965, 966 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Marlborough, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
The Nek Cemetery, Anzac Special Memorial No 3 INSCRIPTION THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brookton District War Memorial, Brookton Road Board District Roll of Honour WW1, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Narrogin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 965, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 965, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 966, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William and Mary PENNY
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
CWGC show his Service Number as 966 and not 965. His attestatin record also shows 966.
He was 22 and the son of William and Mary Penny, of Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England.
Born at Clench Common, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
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