Three: Lieutenant W. A. Penn, 13th Battalion London Regiment, who was severely wounded on 1 July 1916, resulting in the amputation of his left arm

1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., 13/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), mounted in a wooden glass-fronted case, good very fine (3) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals From The Collection of Hal Giblin.

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William Arthur Penn was born on 28 September 1876. He was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the 13th Battalion London Regiment on 20 February 1915 and promoted Lieutenant in June 1916. He was severely wounded by a rifle bullet on 1 July 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme, resulting in the amputation of his left arm. He relinquished his commission, because of his wounds, on 20 October 1918. Sold with typed extracts from his correspondence file, which indicate the presence of several letters from the recipient’s estranged wife attempting to claim support for the upbringing of their three children. Lieutenant Penn is several times mentioned in ‘The Kensingtons’ by Bailey & Hollier.