Albert Edward Pennell

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
270033
Unit at enlistment: 
215th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
August 11th, 1918
Cemetery: 
Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension - Somme, France - III.A.16
Commemorated at: 
First Baptist Church, Grace Anglican Church
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Kent
Birth city: 
Gravesend
Address at enlistment: 
39 Spring Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
39 Spring Street, Brantford, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Metal patternmaker
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
20

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. He was killed by an enemy shell at about 2.30 p.m. on August 11th, 1918, whilst carrying a message from Battalion Headquarters to Company Headquarters, during operations North East of Meharicourt.