James William PENROSE

Regimental number26/200
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harrop, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, C Company,
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Grace Harrop (formerly Penrose), New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 25

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