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Amos Percival PENNY

Regimental number2181
Place of birthKapunda South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBootmaker
AddressKapunda, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Penny, Kapunda, South Australia
Previous military service79th Infantry
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 May 1947
Age at death53
Place of burialMt Barker Cemetery, South Australia

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