Edgar Briton PENALUNA

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PENALUNA, Edgar Briton

Service Number:	3584
Enlisted:	9 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1892
Home Town:	California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3584, Depot Battalion
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3584, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3584, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3584, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Working as a grocer before the war, 3584 Private (Pte) Edgar Briton Penaluna, of Bendigo, Victoria enlisted in July 1915, and was sent to Egypt as part of the 8th Reinforcements of the 21st Battalion.

He was transferred to the 60th Battalion in February 1916, and arrived in France in June. Pte Penaluna was a signaller with the 60th Battalion when it participated in the Battle of Fromelles.

He was killed by a shell on the night of 19 July 1916 near the Australian positions, and is remembered nearby at VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial.

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