Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Petty Officer F. W. Penney, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.93723 F. W. Penney. Boy 1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.93723 F. W. Penney. P.O. H.M.S. Victory.) contact marks, very fine (3) £60-£80

Frederick William Penney was born on 21 June 1903, at Bermondsey, London. He commenced naval service as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. Impregnable, on 28 November 1918. He subsequently served in H.M.S. Powerful, H.M.S. Impregnable, H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, and H.M.S. Iron Duke, being advanced to Able Seaman, on 1 September 1921. He remained in naval service and was advanced to Leading Seaman, in the gunboat H.M.S. Aphis, on 14 November 1934, and to Acting Petty Officer on 3 June 1935, being confirmed in this rate on 3 June 1936. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1936, and saw service in the Second World War in H.M.S. Hawkins, H.M.S. Flora and H.M.S. Excellent I. He was pensioned in July 1943, but appears to have continued in service until released in July 1945.