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Robert Adolphus PENNY

Regimental number603
Place of birthMt Gambier South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressArdno, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Penny, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Enlistment date13 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Omrah on 17 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Strathdownie Honor Roll, Strathdownie Memorial Hall, Victoria.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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