British Army Veterinary Corps
Frederick PENNELL
Sergeant
Died 3 April 1917 · Aged 37*
Age discrepancy: Age 37 is used here from the AVC master research register; the Find a Grave memorial 56514518 also gives 37 in its text, but implies 38–39 in its heading. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Frederick Pennell worked as a groom and was living in Camberwell in 1911. He was married to Emma, and his parents, Thomas and Emma Pennell, were from Gravesend.
He served as a Sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps. He was attached to D Battery, 38th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
He died on 3 April 1917, aged 37. His recorded burial place is Barlin Communal Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Groom
- Residence recorded
- Camberwell
- Family
- Son of Thomas and Emma Pennell, of Gravesend; husband of Emma Pennell, of 6, Lilford Rd., Camberwell, London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/6531
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- D Battery, 38th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 3 April 1917
- Age
- 37*
- Cemetery or memorial
- Barlin Communal Cemetery
- Grave reference
- I. G. 51.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave — individual memorial
- Research record number: 191
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Frederick Pennell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/pennell-frederick-se-6531/.
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