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Ernest Roy Glanville PENLY

Regimental number6586
Place of birthWollongong New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationWarehouseman
Address240 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Penly, 240 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 30), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Eva PENLY, 340 Military Road, Neutral Bay, Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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