DENNY E.S.
Given Names: Ernest Stafford
Service Number: 3383
Unit: 59th Battalion, 9th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 29 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Grocer
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 4¼ In
Weight: 118 Lbs
Chest: 31-33 In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 30/4/1917
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Rebecca Ellen Denny
77 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 16/7/1917
Port: Sydney
Ship: HMAT Port Melbourne A16
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 59th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 58016
Victory Medal: 57015
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1888
Place: Richmond, Victoria
Father: Joseph Daniel DENNY
Mother: Mary Louisa FOOT
MARRIAGE
Year: 1909
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Ellen Rebecca BREEN
DEATH
Date or Year: 25/4/1918
Place: Villers-Bretonneux, France
Burial: Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Death caused when helping to attack an enemy machine gun position, he was shot in the head by a machine gun bullet, which killed instantly
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Camberwell State School
Soldiers Memorial, Camberwell RSL
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 344137
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Yes