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We remember William Henry Pennington
We remember William Henry Pennington
Timeline
Timeline
1893
birth
200 South Street, Moor, Sheffield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Source:7610681
Source:7625023
10th February 1893
1894
sibling
Minnie Pennington
Source:7625026
1894
1901
location
34 Wilson Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:7625026
31st March 1901
1908
education
Independent boarding school education
Wellington College
Constitution Hill, Wellington, Shropshire
United Kingdom
Source:6991506
1908 - 1911
1911
location
Wellington (Salop) College, Constitution Hill, Wellington, Shropshire
United Kingdom
school/college address
Source:7625025
2nd April 1911
1911
education
Undergraduate
Queens College, Oxford University
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:8539386
1911 - 11th December 1914
1915
commission
Temporary
Source:8539386
3rd February 1915
1915
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
14th (Service) Battalion
Source:8539386
3rd February 1915 - 2nd March 1915
1915
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
14th (Service) Battalion
Source:7199167
3rd February 1915 - 2nd March 1915
1915
location
3 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:7610681
2nd March 1915
1915
death
Not War Related
Died on active service of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Madron, Cornwall
United Kingdom
Source:7199167
Source:3470304
Source:7625031
2nd March 1915
burial
Penzance, Cornwall
Cornwall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
R5. 20
Source:3470304
Source:7199167
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William Henry |
| Initials | WH |
| Last Name | Pennington |
| Source | 7625023 |
| First Names | William Henry |
| Initials | WH |
| Last Name | Pennington |
| Source | 7625023 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 2nd March 1915 | |
| 34 Wilson Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 31st March 1901 | |
| Wellington (Salop) College, Constitution Hill, Wellington, Shropshire | United Kingdom | school/college address | known 2nd April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) | 14th (Service) Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment | 14th (Service) Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Pennington | father | ||
| Ada Pennington, nee Brown | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Pennington | sister | 1894 |
Physical
| Complexion | Eyes | Hair | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Height | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 5'7" |
Media
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Jeremy24359 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jeremy24359 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jeremy24359 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Jeremy24359 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Jeremy24359 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Bayley's Children | Jeremy24359 | |
| War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical) | Jeremy24359 | |
| Old Wrekinian Lives Lost 1914-18 | Jeremy24359 | |
| LONDON GAZETTE, 23 DECEMBER, 1914 - Second Lieutenant | R58235 | |
| IWM's War Memorials Register | Jeremy24359 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regt | Jeremy24359 | |
| Grave of 2nd Lt William Pennington | Jeremy24359 | |
| O.W. War Memorial 1914-1919, Wrekin College Chapel | Jeremy24359 | |
| PENNINGTON, William Henry, 2nd Lt | R58235 |
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