Oliver Frank PENNEFATHER

Regimental number24/1461
AddressFordell
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs A F Pennefather, Denlair, Fordell, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of F Company, 2nd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 10 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 16), La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver Bateman Pennefather and Francis Annie Pennefather, Denlair, Fordell, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB

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