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PENNINGTON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3098 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Bowdon, Cheshire, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Manchester Central Higher Grade School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row D, Grave 2, Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, Cerisy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3098, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3098, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3098, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Pennington; brother of John Gilbert Pennington of Wickepin, Great Southern Railway, Western Australia
Killed by a machine gun bullet to the heart while attacke the village of Buire, Somme
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal