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Second Lieutenant

Jack Pennington

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick William Pennington, and of Mary Pennington (nee Mills), of Auckland City; husband of Anne Marguerite Pennington, of Epsom, Auckland City.

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NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A military funeral was accorded the late Second-Lieutenant Jack Pennington, a member of the Guards Vital  Points, at the Purewa cemetery yesterday. Staff-sergeants of the unit acted as pall-bearers. Lieutenant Pennington, who was 41, was a member of the Legion of Frontiersmen and on the outbreak of war he joined the National Military Reserve. He received his commission while he was in hospital. He was the youngest son of Mr. F. W. Pennington, of  Auckland, and is survived by his wife and two children. " [New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24283, 26 May 1942, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
S/1/1599
Name:
Jack Pennington
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Anne Marguerite Pennington (wife), Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Sickness
Date of Death:
23 May 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
41
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Purewa Public Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Block A. Row 30, Grave 96.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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