Basil Edward Walter Penn

Sergeant Basil Edward Walter Penn
30 May 1908 - 03 Apr 1994
Basil Penn Monmouthshire
Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Rhaglan Patrol Patrol Leader Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Raglan Patrol Patrol Leader Unknown 03 Dec 1944
National ID
XGSV 270/6
Occupation

Road engineer

Address
Porthycarme, Usk. Later Bridge Inn, Chain Bridge, Usk, Monmouthshire
Other information

Basil was a Civil Engineer working with Tarmacadam. He was a member of the Bisley Rifle Club and won quite a few trophies (silver spoons).  He was educated at City of London School for boys and was a Templer in the church choir.  He came from a long line of school teachers. He married Beatrice Stenholm in Marylebone, London in 1933.

Living later at Dunkirk he attended a 1990 reunion at Coleshill House.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389

Hancock data held at B.R.A

1939 Register

Linda Martin