Walter Vincent PENDLE MM

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PENDLE, Walter Vincent

Service Number:	435
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kapunda, South Australia, 16 November 1894
Home Town:	Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Memorials:	Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 435, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 435, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 435, 50th Infantry Battalion
13 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Born 16 November 1894 in Kapunda, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 554 Page: 78 District: Kap.)

Father James PENDLE and Mother Eliza Pendle (nee McINTYRE),
living at Morgan, South Australia.

Sibling:
Brother   James Gordon Pendle    (b. 12/3/1890 Head of Lindley near Morgan, SA)
               (SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 455 Page: 414 District: Kap.)
               14/8/1916 enlisted as a Private in 32nd Battalion
               21/9/1916 embarked at Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth
               17/7/1919 returned to Australia

Prior to embarking Walter lived at Renmark, South Australia.

Described on enlisting as 19 years 10 months old; single; 5' 8" tall; 168 lbs;
fresh complexion; grey eyes; fair hair; Church of England

26/8/1914 Enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia

28/9/1914 Commanding Officer appointed Walter to A Company, 10th Infantry Battalion
Morphettville Camp

20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Ascanius A11
as a Private in A Company, 10th Infantry Battalion

2/3/1915 embarked on board Ionian, to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces,
Gallipoli

13/4/1915 Tonsilitis, admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli

4/5/1915          Gun shot wound neck - Gallipoli
                       embarked on board HMAT Clan McGillivrary for Malta
                       admitted to Convalescent Hospital, Tigne, Malta
26/5/1915        discharged for duty - Gallipoli

7/8/1915          Gun shot wound left forearm - Anzac
7/8/1915          admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros
9/8/1915          No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos Island
17/8/1915        compact fracture to Phalanges
                       admitted 1st Command Depot, Hellipolis
20/8/1915        admitted to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros
28/8/1915        rejoined unit

1/12/1915 appointed Lance Corporal, A Company, 10th Infantry Battalion, Serapeum

29/12/1915 disembarked into Alexandria, ex HMAT Seang Bee

24/1/1916 promoted to Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion

26/2/1916 transferred from 10th Infantry Battalion to 50th Infantry Battalion

1/3/1916 promoted to Sergeant

5/6/1916          proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces on board Arcadian,
                       ex Alexandria
12/6/1916        disembarked into Marseilles, France

1/7/1916 detached from 50th Infantry Battalion for duty with
13th Light Trench Mortar Battery (LTMB)

2/9/1916          shell wound left knee (severe) - wounded in action, France
                       admitted to 44th Casualty Clearing Station
10/9/1916        embarked on board hospital ship HS St David, for England, ex Boulogne, France
                       admitted to Military Hospital, Herne Bay,
16/10/1916      admitted to 3rd Australian Auxillary Hospital

Awarded Military Medal

6/2/1917 Sergeant transferred to 4th Battalion, Perham Downs
taken on strength into 4th Battalion

24/2/1917 marched into Draft Depot, Perham Downs, from Dorrington
marched out to Perham Downs from 1st Training Battalion

28/5/1917 marched in to Havre, France
21/6/1917 rejoined unit from wounded

27/5/1917 Sergeant Pendle, 4th Battalion, proceeding overseas to France,
via Southampton, to reinforce 50th Infantry Battalion

24-25/4/1918    Sergeant Pendle of 50th Infantry Battalion, was recommended for the
                        Distinguished Conduct Medal
                        for his actions at Villers-Bretonneaux, France

18/5/1918         Sergeant selected to attend Infantry Cadet course, England
                        detached from 50th Battalion to Officers Cadet Battalion, England, and
                        placed on Supernumeracy List of NCO's of 50th Battalion

7/6/1918 Sergeant On Command of No.6 Officer's Cadet Battalion, Oxford, England

13/9/1918 London Gazette - Sergeant Pendle awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
MILITARY MEDAL

15/12/1918 promoted to Lieutenant

25/1/1919 Returned to Australia on board HMAT Ceramic

Medals:
Distinguished Conduct Medal; 1914/15 Star (261); British War medal (1073); Victory medal (1074);

13/5/1919 discharged from service in AIF

30/4/1967 applied to AIF, for GALLIPOLI Medal

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/6/2015. Lest we forget.

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