Regimental number | 142 |
Place of birth | Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | 74 Ninth avenue, Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Annie Eliza Denny, 74 Ninth Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 30th Signal Company Army Engineers |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey. |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie E. DENNEY, 133 7th Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1743 Pte James Arthur DENNY, 11th Bn, killed in action, 28 June 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Gallipoli, 27 April 1915 (gun shot wound, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | *Surname spelt DENNEY on Roll of Honour |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DENNY John |