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We remember William James Pennington
We remember William James Pennington
Timeline
Timeline
1888
1908
enlistment
UK
United Kingdom
Source:6983743
29th February 1908
1911
dates
Age 23
Source:6642385
2nd April 1911
1911
service
British Army
Private
9835
South Wales Borderers
2nd Battalion
Source:6642385
2nd April 1911
1914
service
British Army
Corporal
9835
South Wales Borderers
1st Battalion
Source:9308279
13th August 1914 - 26th September 1914
1914
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:9308279
13th August 1914 - 26th September 1914
1919
discharge
Source:6983743
2nd March 1919
internment
pow
Source:3470315
location
SS Arbroath arrives at Hull with repatriated POWs
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:8899077
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William James |
| Initials | WJ |
| Last Name | Pennington |
| Source | 3470315 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Arbroath arrives at Hull with repatriated POWs | United Kingdom | away from home address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 9835 | South Wales Borderers | 2nd Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | 9835 | South Wales Borderers | 1st Battalion | Corporal |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Silver War Badge | Honourable Discharge | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Media
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Missing in FranceThis is taken from The Brecon & Radnor Express, Thursday 3rd December 1914. 'SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. LOSSES AT TSING-TAU AND IN FRANCE. The following supplementary list of casualties among non-commissioned officers and men of the South Wales Borderers was issued at the Brecon Depot on Saturday [28th November] : ' What is interesting is the particular reference to France. Those men, for whom better documentation exists, were captured near Chivy on 26th September in France. There were other groups of POWs, taken at Poelkapelle/Langemarck and at Gheluvelt on 21 and 31 October respectively, but these locations are in Belgium.Contributed by:
Keith1947
Communities
Communities
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South Wales Borderers 1914 - 1915More about South Wales Borderers 1914 - 1915
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Part One - South Wales Borderers 1914 Star recipientsMore about Part One - South Wales Borderers 1914 Star recipients
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South Wales Borderers Prisoners of WarMore about South Wales Borderers Prisoners of War
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South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914More about South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Keith1947 | |
| Silver War Badge Roll Transcription | Keith1947 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| ICRC Historical Archives | Keith1947 | |
| Silver War Badge | Keith1947 | |
| ICRC document R51903 | Keith1947 | |
| ICRC document R51085 | Keith1947 | |
| Missing in France | Keith1947 |
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