We remember John Pennington

We remember John Pennington

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Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth Manchester United Kingdom Source:7967164 9th December 1879
1897
service British Army Private 6432 Grenadier Guards Source:8069751 26th March 1897
1904
dates Age 25 Source:8069767 24th December 1904
1904
marriage Lily Sharratt Source:7090652 24th December 1904 - 25th September 1915
1904
service British Army Serjeant Grenadier Guards Source:7968015 24th December 1904
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:9293319 10th October 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9293328 23rd November 1914
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:9293312 2nd January 1915
1915
service British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:9293315 10th February 1915 - 30th July 1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7090652
service British Army Colour-Serjeant Grenadier Guards Source:9293319
service British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:7090652
1915
death Killed in Action Killed in Action, Battle of Loos Loos France Source:7090652 Source:8455342 Source:7968016 25th September 1915
burial Loos Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France panel 22 no known grave Source:7968000

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Pennington
Source 3469948
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Pennington
Source 7967164
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment Lieutenant
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment Captain
British Army Grenadier Guards Colour-Serjeant
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army 6432 Grenadier Guards Private
British Army Grenadier Guards Serjeant
British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Pennington father
Mary Pennington, formerly Southward, mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Lily Sharratt wife 24th December 1904

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription David1424

External Evidence

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London Gazette David64576
Attestation for Grenadier Guards David64576
Death Certificate of John Pennington David64576
LONDON GAZETTE, 27 MARCH, 1915 - Lieutenant R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 1 OCTOBER, 1915 - Captain R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 9 OCTOBER, 1914 - Second Lieutenant R58235
MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
Lieutenant John Pennington (Find a Grave) R58235

Multimedia

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Birth Certificate David64576
Baptism record David64576
London Gazette David64576
Mentioned in Despatches David64576
Marriage Certificate David64576
Death Certificate David64576
Boer War and 1st WW Medals David64576
Attestation for Grenadier Guards David64576
2nd Lt. John Pennington David64576
Colour serjeant Grenadier Guards David64576
London Gazette David64576
Report of Death David64576

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