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Son of Mark and Bridget Penny, of North Farm, Holywood, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Matthew Penney
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Penney
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Penney
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Penney
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Penney
Photo postcard taken by C H Whitney (possibly photographer in Sydney, NS, Canada (Circa 1916) Enlisted date for M Penney was March 16, 1916
Matthew M Penney (right)
unknown soldier (left)
Digital gallery of
Private Matthew Penney
Photo taken by Alain Rosman on August 16, 2020 at the Elouges cemetery in Belgium.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Photo postcard taken by C H Whitney (possibly photographer in Sydney, NS, Canada (Circa 1916) Enlisted date for M Penney was March 16, 1916 Matthew M Penney (right) unknown soldier (left)
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Photo taken by Alain Rosman on August 16, 2020 at the Elouges cemetery in Belgium.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 484 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ELOUGES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Belgium
ELOUGES COMMUNAL CEMETERY is located 17 Km west of Mons. From Mons the N51 Route de Quievrain leads for 14 km to the left hand junction onto the N552 Rue D'Elouges. 2 km along the N552 lies the village of Elouges.
The cemetery is located 200 metres along the Rue du Commerce, a road leading from the village square.
Visitors should note that this site is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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