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John Edmund PENROSE

Regimental number265
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressUralla, Burlington Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinBrother, Charles H Penrose, Uralla, Burlington Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 March 1951

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