| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
| Other Names | Penny, Bertram Stephens |
| School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Address | Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel May Penny, 58 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Member (3 months), Law Rifle Club: still a member at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Family Vault), Adelaide, South Australia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Emma PENNEY; husband of Mrs E. PENNY, North Shore, Sydney. Native of Semaphore, South Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Adelaide, 11 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 February 1916. Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 March 1916. Admitted to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 24 May 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 27 May 1916 (neurasthenia); to No 5 Hospital train No 5, 2 June 1916, and admitted to No 3 Austraslian General Hospital, Abbassia, 2 June 1916, with 'history of nervous breakdown, accompanied by delusions of persecution; similar attacks had occurred 4 years previously. Medical Board concluded: mental depression and melancholia; 'probably' permanently incapacitated for military service. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Karoola', 5 July 1916; appointment terminated (discharged) (permanently unfit), 5 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PENNY Bertram Stephen |
Postal Address:
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Street Address:
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