Russell Charles PENNEY

Regimental number23/556
Addressc/o Mallybush, Eye Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinUncle, C Penney, c/o Morrison & Penney, Willis Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankTemporary Sergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Mrs S. Anderson, Kiwitea, Feilding, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB

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