PENROSE, Ivan Huia
(Service number 46778)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22/12/1896 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 7 London Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Next of Kin | B. PENROSE (father), Drapers, George Street, Dunedin | ||
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 | 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 March 1962 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Wakari Hospital, Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Crematorium, Dunedin (ashes scattered) | ||
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Biographical Notes
Ivan Huia Penrose was the son of William and Lucy Ellen (née Howe) Penrose. He was educated at Timaru Main and Waimataitai schools, followed by Arthur Street, Dunedin and the Dunedin Technical School. Ivan married Margaret Eleanor Smith in 1922. His brother, Leonard Francis Edward Penrose, died of wounds in 1917. 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 Ivan Huia 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]; Andersons Bay Crematorium record (Dunedin City Council) [27 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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