Joseph Henry PENN

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PENN, Joseph Henry

Service Number:	1685
Enlisted:	4 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1896
Home Town:	Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Grafton Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Primary School Great War Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1685, Brisbane, Queensland
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1685, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1685, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1685, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
14 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1685, 25th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17

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Biography contributed by Sue Grant

"...1685 Private Joseph Henry Penn, 25th Battalion. A printer from Grafton, NSW prior to enlistment, Pte Penn embarked with C Company from Brisbane on HMAT Aeneas on 25 June 1915. While serving at Gallipoli, he became ill and was evacuated to Alexandria. Later serving in France, he was declared as missing in action. A subsequent court of enquiry determined that he had been killed in action on 14 November 1916, aged 20. Following the Armistice his remains were recovered and interred in the Warlencourt British Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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