PENNA, Royal Edward
| Service Number: | 3249 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sevenhill, South Australia, 8 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Septicaemia caused by Gun shot wound to left hip, hand, arm and leg, Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, 4 September 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England Plot AA, Row 5, Grave 731 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sevenhill & Penwortham District War Memorial WW1, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE R E PENNA.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Penna, of Weller-street, Goodwood Park, have been advised that their son, Private R. E. Penna, died of wounds at Bristol on September 4. Private Penna, who was a grandson of the late Mr. Edward Penna, of Seven Hills, went into camp on August 5, 1915, and left for the front on January 12 last, arriving in France in March, 1916. Prior to enlisting he worked in his father's business and was a conscientious worker in the Unley Methodist Church and Sunday-school." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 20 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 4th September.....Royal Edward Penna was born at Sevenhills, South Australia in 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5th August, 1915 as a 22 year old Shoesmith from Goodwood, South Australia.
Private Penna, Service number 3249, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Medic (A7) on 12th January, 1916 with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 27th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements. He joined 27th Battalion in France on 1st June, 1916.
Private Penna was wounded in action on 4th August, 1916 with shrapnel wounds to hand & arm.
He was invalided to England & admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England on 10th August, 1916. He was reported as seriously ill on 4th September, 1916.
Private Royal Edward Penna died on 4th September, 1916 at Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to left hip, Septic Arthritis & exhaustion.
Private Penna was buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. His name is remembered on the CWGC Screen Wall & he has a flat Memorial Stone. There are 21 other WW1 Australian Soldiers buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/arnos-vale.html
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