PENNA, Rhuben Pearce
Service Number: | 1540 |
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Enlisted: | 7 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, October 1888 |
Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Policeman |
Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1540, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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20 Nov 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1540, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
20 Nov 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1540, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
1 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Division Headquarters | |
1 Mar 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Division Headquarters | |
17 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Division Headquarters | |
1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Division Headquarters | |
27 Jan 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
20 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
14 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
12 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
22 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Provost Corps | |
23 May 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
3 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1540, Australian Provost Corps |
Amanda Friel (daughter)
"My life story" by Reuben Pearce Penna
Authors foreword for book:
This is a book that I put together for my Pa It is his story and mostly in his own words. I have enjoyed this project I now have a greater understanding of the incredible life he has lived. He is an amazing man with a great sense of humor and I believe that this really shines through in this book. I love you Pa.
Reuben Pearce Penna was also a highly regarded member of Victoria' police force.
Submitted 24 December 2018 by Evan Evans