Topic: AIF - 3B - 10 LHR
10th LHR, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Ernest Pentzin
Ernest Pentzin
Service number: 459
Rank: Sh Smith Cpl
Unit: 10th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 17 September 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: PENTZIN, Sh. Smith Cpl. Ernest, 459. 10th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 17th Sept., 1916. Age 50. Son of Sophie Schmaddebeck, of McPherson St., Nhill, Victoria, Australia. F. 43.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Ernest Pentzin from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 459 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farrier |
| Address | Horsham, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs F Lyons, 24 Attfield Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | 25 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | S/SMITH |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A52 Surada on 17 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 17 September 1916 |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Sophie SCHMADDEBECK, McPherson Street, Nhill, Victoria |
| Age at death | 50 |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Bir el Mazar, Sinai, 17 September 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 10th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Ernest Pentzin
