William Bennett PENGILLY

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PENGILLY, William Bennett

Service Number:	355
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parkside, South Australia, 22 December 1885
Home Town:	Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmiths Assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Parkside Epworth Uniting Church Honour Roll, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 355, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 355, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 355, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard and Thirza Pengilly, of 34 Fuller St. Parkside, South Australia; husband of Mrs Sarah Adelaide May Pengilly, 3 South Railway Parade, Goodwood, SA

Private W. B. PENGILLY, of the 43rd Battalion, husband of Mrs. W. B. Pengilly, of Princess-street, Adelaide, was killed in action on October 15. He was employed for a number of years at the Islington Government workshops. He leaves a widow and four children.

Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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