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CAIRNS-PENNY, Desmond Fergusson
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 17 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 29 December 1895 |
Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 June 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Pont d'Achelles Military Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row A, Grave 2 |
Memorials: | Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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11 May 1916: | Involvement Officer, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1916: | Embarked 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
16 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Desmond Fergusson CAIRNS PENNY was born in Maryborough, Queensland on 29th December, 1895
His parents were John Alexander Cairns PENNY & Frances Margaret Helena COADE
He was Killed in Action in France on 5th June 1917