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PENNY, Ernest Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4406 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bugaldie, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bugaldie, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bugaldie State School |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baradine Honour Roll WW1, Baradine War Memorial, Bugaldie HB1, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4406, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4406, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4406, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4406, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4406 Private Ernest Michael Penny, 29th Battalion, of 'Sunshine', Bugaldie, NSW. Pte Penny enlisted on 25 May 1916 and was killed in action in France on 26 or 27 September 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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