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Stanley Penton

In memory of:

Private Stanley Penton

September 4, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

643302

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 3, 1893
Barrie, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 31, 1916
Barrie, Ontario

Son of Mr. H. and Annie Penton, of Barrie, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 484 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. D. 15.

Location:

Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Barrie flag for Private Stanley Penton.

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    Memorial – Barrie flag for Private Stanley Penton.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Barrie Examiner c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Stanley Penton– Portrait of Stanley Penton in uniform

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    Photo of Stanley Penton
    Photo of Stanley Penton – Portrait of Stanley Penton in uniform
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Circumstances of Death- Private Stanley Penton

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Circumstances of Death- Private Stanley Penton
  • Cenotaph– Barrie, Ontario

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    Cenotaph
    Cenotaph – Barrie, Ontario
  • Memorial Street– Barrie street named in honour of Private Stanlet Penton with a poppy.

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    Memorial Street
    Memorial Street – Barrie street named in honour of Private Stanlet Penton with a poppy.

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