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John DENNY

Regimental number142
Place of birthMiddlesborough, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
Address74 Ninth avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 7.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMrs Annie Eliza Denny, 74 Ninth Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Previous military service30th Signal Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey.
Age at death20
Place of burialLone 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 connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNAA: B2455, DENNY John

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