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James Arthur PENDREY

Regimental number2299
Place of birthDevonport, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFisherman
AddressParker Street, Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 11.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinA Pendrey, Parker Street, Devonport, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date9 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 May 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 4 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
77
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Mary Pendrey, Parker Street, Devonport West, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Accidentally wounded, 7 September 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen. Accidental discharge from a Lewis Machine Gun being used for instructional purposes. 'No blame is attributable to anyone.').

Died of wounds, 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PENDREY James Arthur

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