Commonwealth of Australia Passport Issued to Mr John DENNEY

1926
Overview

Black canvas cover “Passport / Commonwealth of / Australia”, issued to Mr. John DENNEY, number A36596. On page 3 is a black & white portrait photograph of Mr. DENNEY. Passport was issued at Fremantle, Western Australia on the 4 March 1926.

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Registration number
cwa-org-12-2025.6.28
Item type
Material
Width
107 mm
Height or length
152 mm
Depth
3 mm
Weight
52 g
Inscriptions and markings

Page 4 has hand-written details in black ink of the countries which the passport is valid, “British Empire (See notes 2 & 3) / France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium”, and with expiry date of “3rd March 1931”.

Contextual information

This Commonwealth of Australia Passport was issued to Mr John DENNEY, in March 1926. Mr DENNEY was the father of John and James DENNEY, both sons served in the First World War and were killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915 only months apart.

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Last modified
Thursday, 24 July, 2025
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Commonwealth of Australia Passport Issued to Mr John DENNEY
Commonwealth of Australia Passport Issued to Mr John DENNEY
Page 1
Page 1
Page 2, showing photograph of Mr DENNEY
Page 2, showing photograph of Mr DENNEY

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