Eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Penrose, of Oxford Street, Thompson Estate, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and formerly of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Previously served as a ship’s steward in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve. Formerly 9th Bn., Australian Imperial Forces. Killed instantly by a shot in the forehead from a sniper at Messines Ridge.
Penrose, Robert Morforth –
Personal details
- Surname: Penrose
- Forename: Robert Morforth
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 7th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 49th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
- Service number: 3559
- Regiment: Australian Imperial Forces
- Enlistment date: July 3rd, 1915 - 1915-07-03
- Enlistment location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Oxford Grove Council School WWI 1914-1919 Roll of Honour
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4g