PINNIGER  J.W.

Given Names:  John William

               

Service Number:  3867

Unit:  14th Battalion, 12th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  26 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Chemist                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  132 Lbs

Chest:  32-34½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Thomas Henry Pinniger

254 High Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  23/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ceramic A40

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orsova  

Embarked:  8/1/1919                                 

Disembarked:  2/9/1919

Unit:  46th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  13/4/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  1492

British War Medal:  28803

Victory Medal:  28594

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1888

Place:  Carlton, Victoria                           

Father:  Thomas Henry PINNIGER            

Mother:  Harriet Jane PRYOR

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1920     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Sylvia Ann ROSE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 10/10/1965                        

Place: Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Kew RSL

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary