Corporal

Frank Preston Penwell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Betsy Penwell, of England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Frank was born on 2 August 1889, in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. His parent's at the time of his death were the late Henry Penwell (1834-1906) and Betsy Penwell, from Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Z... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1126
Name:
Frank Preston Penwell
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
02 August 1889
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waiau, Canterbury, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 November 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 13.
Frank Preston Penwell
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