| Regimental number | 2138 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice S. Pennington, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
| Place of burial | Devonport (St. Paul's) Cemetery (Portion Church of England), Tasmania |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Lila PENNINGTON; husband of Alice PENNINGTON. Native of Launceston. Tasmania. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Launceston, TAS. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Melbourne, 23 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 December 1916; marched into 10th Training Bn, 10 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 28 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged, 2 January 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 April 1917. Admitted to Monte Video Hospital, 14 April 1917 (tuberculosis). Reported absent, 20 April 1917; returned, 21 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 September 1917; discharged Perth, 13 November 1917. Medal: British War Medal. Died Latrobe Hospital, 11 February 1919 (phthisis). |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PENNINGTON Frederick |