A Collection of Medals to Offices and Ratings of H.M.S. Penelope

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J. 103301 L. Bainbridge, A.B., H.M.S. Penelope) ship’s name officially corrected, very fine £30-50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Offices and Ratings of H.M.S. Penelope.

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Leonard Bainbridge was born in Goring, Sussex in May 1904 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 1st Class in July 1921. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in May 1937, he died in Goring, Sussex in March 1964, presumably having seen active service in the 1939-45 War; sold with file of research, including copied service record (to 1929) and birth & death certificates.