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Kenneth Pentland

In memory of:

Private Kenneth Pentland

November 18, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

474021

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

54th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

May 20, 1895
Miami, Manitoba

Enlistment:

February 8, 1916
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Son of Richard and Emily Pentland of Hanley, Saskatchewan. Brother of Private Alan Pentland, 54th Battalion, killed in action 28 October 1917.

Commemorated on Page 147 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. D. 2.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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  • Family Photo– Private Alan Pentland and Private Kenneth Pentland of Hanley, Saskatchewan, born in Miami, Manitoba, were the only sons of Richard Price Pentland who was born in Cobourg, Ontario, and his wife Emily Louisa Pentland who was born in Chudleigh, Devon, England.

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    Family Photo – Private Alan Pentland and Private Kenneth Pentland of Hanley, Saskatchewan, born in Miami, Manitoba, were the only sons of Richard Price Pentland who was born in Cobourg, Ontario, and his wife Emily Louisa Pentland who was born in Chudleigh, Devon, England.
  • Photo of Father– From 1875 to 1878, Richard Price Pentland served with the Northwest Mounted Police in Fort MacLeod, Alberta. After serving with the police, he worked as a farmer and as a Homestead Inspector in Manitoba and near Hanley, Saskatchewan.

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    Photo of Father – From 1875 to 1878, Richard Price Pentland served with the Northwest Mounted Police in Fort MacLeod, Alberta. After serving with the police, he worked as a farmer and as a Homestead Inspector in Manitoba and near Hanley, Saskatchewan.
  • Photo of Mother– Emily Louisa Pentland was the eldest daughter of Dr. Charles Caulfield Moore and Elizabeth Maria Bonner, both were born in England. Dr. Moore practised medicine in Cobourg, Ontario, for many years before relocating to the Muskoka area of Ontario near Huntsville.

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    Photo of Mother – Emily Louisa Pentland was the eldest daughter of Dr. Charles Caulfield Moore and Elizabeth Maria Bonner, both were born in England. Dr. Moore practised medicine in Cobourg, Ontario, for many years before relocating to the Muskoka area of Ontario near Huntsville.

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