Regimental number | 2138 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice S. Pennington, Devonport, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Devonport (St. Paul's) Cemetery (Portion Church of England), Tasmania |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Lila PENNINGTON; husband of Alice PENNINGTON. Native of Launceston. Tasmania. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Launceston, TAS. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Melbourne, 23 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 December 1916; marched into 10th Training Bn, 10 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 28 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged, 2 January 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 April 1917. Admitted to Monte Video Hospital, 14 April 1917 (tuberculosis). Reported absent, 20 April 1917; returned, 21 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 September 1917; discharged Perth, 13 November 1917. Medal: British War Medal. Died Latrobe Hospital, 11 February 1919 (phthisis). |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PENNINGTON Frederick |