Private 3654105 William Pennington
Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Belgium
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 22nd of May 1940
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Oostduinkerke Communal Cemetery
Family details:
Son of Samuel and Mary Pennington, of Parr, St. Helens, Lancashire.
Census details:
1939 Register - Not found. Father Samuel Pennington born 30/08/1894 a Colliery Hewer (Heavy Worker), mother Mary J Pennington born 17/11/1896 an Unpaid Domestic and sister Irene Hankinson (Pennington) born 20/10/1921 a Glass Tube Melter are living at 68 Ashcroft Street, Parr, St Helens. Also at the address are Widower Joseph Burrows born 16/12/1854 a Colliery Hewer (Retired), John Simcox born 20/09/1911 a General Labourer with his wife Sarah Simcox born 31/03/1915 an Unpaid Domestic. There are no members of the household redacted.
[pic]/slmgc/William_Pennington_SLR_WW2.png[/pic][caption]Picture of Private William Pennington. Photo Courtesy of Stephen Moss[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/PENNINGTONWILLIAM3654105_zps7ffd38e4.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Pennington at Oostduinkerke Communal Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Jennett)[/caption]
