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PENGELLEY, Richard James

Service Number:	3111
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, 7th Reinforcement
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moonta, South Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Palmer, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	Moonta Mines Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	12 October 1985, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Moonta Mines Public School Roll of Honour WW1, Palmer War Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
23 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
11 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Freetown Sierra Leone for Hospital treatment for Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
14 Dec 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Soldier Returned to Australia from Sierra Leone for further Hosp. treatment for Cerebro Spinal Meningitis per "Medic''
8 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3111, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged medically as a result of contracting spinal meningitis. Discharged at 4MD

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