Clarence Allen (Clarry) PENNA

PENNA, Clarence Allen

Service Numbers: 2231, 2331A, 2231A
Enlisted: 27 February 1916, 4th Reinforcements
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 27 December 1891
Home Town: North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Brewery Worker
Died: Snipper, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

27 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), 4th Reinforcements
9 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2331A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, KIA 2 April at Noreuil
Date unknown: Involvement Private, 2231A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

Clarence Penna was married on enlistment and he listed his wife as Next of Kin - Wife, Mrs Millicent Irene Penna, 38A Randall Street, North Perth, Western Australia