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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 158

Sold by Order of a Direct Descendent

Three: 2nd Lieutenant G. M. Penn, Rifle Brigade, who was shot dead by a sniper at 'Plugstreet' on 11 February 1915, whilst attached to the Somerset Light Infantry

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. G. M. Penn. Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. G. M. Penn.), together with his Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Geoffrey Mark Penn), contained in an old, glazed frame, extremely fine (4)

Geoffrey Mark Penn was born on 20 April 1886, the son of William Penn of Taverham Hall, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford. Commissioned in the 6th (Reserve) Battalion, Rifle Brigade soon after the outbreak of war, he was embarked for France in the first week of February 1915, where he was attached to the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Just a day or two later - on the 11th - he was shot dead by a sniper whilst directing a trench digging party at Ploegsteert, Belgium. Aged 28, he was buried in the nearby Rifle House Cemetery; his original wooden burial cross is today displayed inside St Michael's Church, Chester Square, Belgravia.

For the awards of his twin brother, Major Sir Arthur Penn, please see Lot 270.


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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240