John Knott PENNEY

Badge Number: S71557, Sub Branch: State
S71557

PENNEY, John Knott

Service Numbers: 424, SX3867
Enlisted: 22 May 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Army Canteen Service
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 6 February 1899
Home Town: Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk / Bus Operator
Died: Natural Causes, South Australia, June 1982
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
General AF/Path 21/239A
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World War 1 Service

22 May 1916: Enlisted
20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 424, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 424, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 424, 1st Machine Gun Battalion

World War 2 Service

29 May 1940: Involvement Private, SX3867
29 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3867
29 May 1940: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
18 Sep 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3867, Australian Army Canteen Service
18 Sep 1943: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

John saw three years service in the Great War.  Married with two children and residing at 150 Military Road Semaphore, he was empolyed as a Bus Driver with the M.T. Trust for 18 years before enlisting in WW2 in May 1940.  He left Australia in October 1940.