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PENNY, Ernest Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 540 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer Assistant |
| Died: | Illness - Bronchial Pneumonia, France, 5 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Le Cateau Communal Cemetery Row I, Grave 47, Le Cateau Communal Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 540, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 540, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 540, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 5 Dec 1918: | Involvement Driver, 540, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 540 awm_unit: 1st Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-12-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was his sister Mrs. May White of 2 Hanover Terrace, Holly Road, Weymouth, England
At the time of enlistment he was residing with a Mrs. E.A. Butcher 135 Murray Street, Rockhampton, QLD.
Medal: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal