PENROSE, Harry Trenowith
(Service number 12247)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 30/08/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Beverley Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Next of Kin | R. J. PENROSE (father), Beverley Road, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 August 1960 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Woodlawn Gardens Crematorium, Bromley, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Harry Trenowith Penrose was the son of Richard John and Lizzie (née Howe) Penrose. He was educated at Timaru Main School and Brooklyn School, Wellington, leaving there for Napier in 1909. Harry married Amelia Maud Winchcombe in 1925. H. T. Penrose also saw service in World War II. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of Harry Trenowith Penrose.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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