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PENNEY, William John Knott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA2194 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1941, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
| Born: | Prospect, SA, 7 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley High School |
| Occupation: | Police training cadet |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 18 April 2007, aged 86 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Inverloch Cemetery, Victoria Oak Lawn Grave, H 7 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 May 1941: | Involvement PA2194, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) | |
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| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2194 | |
| 26 Jul 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Sgt. J K and Mrs W M PENNEY of 150 Military Road, Semaphore, SA. Educated at Unley High School and passed his Intermediate Examination on his 14th birthday, William was fond of swimming and held St John Ambulance and Life Saving Certificates. He was a member of the Police Training College Thebarton before joining the RAN in May 1941.
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