William Charles Frederick PENNA

PENNA, William Charles Frederick

Service Number: 3583
Enlisted: 13 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
Born: Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Braceman
Died: Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 19 August 1916
Cemetery: Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix
Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 13,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War
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World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3583, 21st Infantry Battalion
29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3583, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3583, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
26 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3583, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
19 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3583, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

Private William Charles Frederick Penna

From Meg Swann:

103 years ago today, 19/08/1916, our family lost Corporal William Quade SN 1155, 57th Bn. I was so pleased to fulfil a 50 year promise to my beautiful grandfather that I would one day find and visit him, and that I did in June. He was dearly loved, always remembered and will never be forgotten RIP.
Also remembered those who died with him:
Captain Frank Walter Harris SN 67, 57th Bn
2nd Lt Charles Clifford Denham St Pinnock SN 518, 57th Bn
Cpl William Roy Locke SN 3989, 57th Bn
Private Angus MacKay SN 2486, 57th Bn
Private Charles Coad SN 3485, 57th Bn
Private Frederick William Cook SN 4459, 57th Bn
Private Robert Samuel Crawford SN 3486, 57th Bn
Private William Charles Frederick Penna SN 3583, 57th Bn
Private Edmond O'Donnell SN 4559, 57th Bn

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