Military service
Service number:
1546
Age:
25
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
Bay of Islands, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
July 1, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sp. Mem. F. 3.
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Martha Pennell, of Stephenville Crossing, Bay St. George, Newfoundland. Born at Curling, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private William Pennell
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Entrance
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Photo of WILLIAM PENNELL
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Grave marker
Private William Pennell, 12 August 2019 CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca -
Newspaper clipping
From the St. John Daily Star July 27th 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
Digital gallery of
Private William Pennell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 95 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
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