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| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 49D GQS | |
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Early Life :
When John Penney was born in July 1878, his father, John, was 32 and his mother, Jane, was 30. He married Mary Ann Harrison on 20 May 1899. He had two brothers and two sisters. He married Mary Ann Harrison at Easington Lane, P.M. Chapel, on 20th May, 1899 when he was 20 years old.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Enlisted 25th November, 1915 as a Private 95110, but became 201997, Gunner John Penney, Royal Garrison Artillery. He spent time, initially at the No. 4 Depot of the R.G.A. as a Gunner, but was posted to 186th Howitzer Battery 19th July 1916. At the beginning of 1917 he transferred to 466 Howitzer Battery for four months and then 385th Battery, finishing his service with the 186th Battery again for the last part of his service.
He was discharged 1st September, 1917 having become physically unfit for military service.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Bernard Gilpin No. 3076 E.C. | Durham |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th February 1916 | 18th April 1916 | 25th May 1916 |
John is listed as John Penney in the records of the lodge at the United Grand Lodge of England. He is a 37 year old, Assistant Insurance Superintendant and resident at Hetton-le-Hole at the time of his initiation in 1916. In his short time in the lodge he pays his dues and shows no explicit war service in the contribution record, which is closed out with the note: "Died 6 Feb.1919."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley