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William Chas Fred PENNA

Regimental number3583
Place of birthEaglehawk Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBraceman
AddressBendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, William C F Penna, Sailors Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 13), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary PENNA, 7 Smith Street, Thornbury, Victoria. Native of Eaglehawk, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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