Penny H.J. : Military and health.Served: Lieutenant 1915 - 1918
Military service: id 68083
LINKED MEDIA
Type of event
Specific terms.Military and health.Served
Rank
Lieutenant
Force or Unit
R.A.M.C. Royal Army Medical Corps
Sources
Other
Source Details free text
Verco, C. et al, Blood, Sweat and Fears : medical practitioners and medical students of South Australia who served in World War I, 2014
Start date
1915
End date
1918
Short description
H J Penny was first given the rank of Temporary Lieutenant on arrival in England in 1915.However, because of an accident that befell him after his training, he was unfit to go on active service for some time. Instead he was appointed surgeon at De Walden Court Hospital, Eastbourne until 1916. After being promoted to Captain and fit for active service, he went to France in November 1916. He served in various unspecified British war units.
