WW1

If you could spare a few dollars to help with the running costs of hosting this website to keep it alive would be very much appreciated. Thankyou from Gravesites of Tasmania in advance.

Penty Basil

"The All Australian Memorial History, Heroes and Helpers"

Born 10^th June 1894 Stanley Tasmania to Robert and Charlotte Penty (nee Beedham) an analytical chemist who departed Sydney 16^th June 1915 on board “HMAT Karoola” with the 3^rd Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 1^st January 1917 in France and is commemorated in the Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France.

His brother Robert Eric Penty (No 3711) was also killed in action 28^th July 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

News has been received that Private Basil Penty formerly of Stanley was killed in action on New Year's Day in France. Leaving early in the war with the sixth reinforcements of the Third Battalion he went through the Gallipoli campaign being severely wounded at Lone Pine. Later, on recovering, he went successfully through the attack at Pozieres. Here one of his brothers was killed in action. He was the youngest son of Rev. R. and Mrs. Penty formerly of Tasmania, and a brother of Mr. Fred Downie of Dungrove, Bothwell. By profession he was an analytical chemist.

The Examiner 29^th January 1917

Please note that there might be information from other websites or brochures "reprinted" here- under the laws of "fair use". In every instance -we hope- we have provided a direct link to the owners web site. We do not claim rights or ownership to any of their information. We do thank them sincerely for their efforts. We have in every instance made a good faith effort to contact and request 'reprint' permission. Nonetheless, we do want to be certain that nothing gets lost due to web site disappearance and the like, so it appears duplicated here.

Tasmanian War Casualties, Honouring the past, building understanding.

Copyright © 2016 Tasmanian War Casualties