Regimental number | 497 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wool presser |
Address | Yea, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Wife, B M Bridges, Yea, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Henry Penton |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and bessie BRIDGES; husband of Batrice BRIDGES, 30 Melrose Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Brisbane |