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PENNY, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4866 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4866, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 58th Infantry Battalion, Warneton, Shell shock | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - (Gassed) | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 58th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, 3rd occasion - GSW (right thigh and foot) | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 58th Infantry Battalion |
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"...4866 Private Ernest Penny, 15th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of North Williamstown, Vic. Pte Penny enlisted on 8 November 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 as a member of the 58th Battalion." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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