Leonard William PENN, Border Regiment

Hi all.
I am looking for my dad.
He was a private in the Border Regiment.
His name is Leonard William Penn.
In have no Army number or even his date of birth, all I have is he was born in 1919.
Either, Hackney or Islington, London area.
He married my mum in 1944.
They divorced in 1966.
That's all I have guys.
Thank you.

 

Thank you dbf.
I am getting nowhere as I don't have his birth certificate.
Been everywhere online.
Thanks again.

 

these are the only penns around the date range mothers names are given


Births Mar 1916 (>99%)Penn Leonard Cook Chesterfield 7b1401 Births Mar 1917 (>99%)Penn Leonard Godwin Hackney 1b725 Births Mar 1920 (>99%)Penn Leonard E O'Hara Wandsworth 1d1618

 

Allan,thank you so much for this info.
But it's hard for me to understand it.

 

ok-----i'll give you the 3 i have----leonard penn born 1916 chesterfield mother is called cook, leonard penn born 1917 hackney mother is godwin, leonard e penn born 1920 wandsworth mother is O'Hara

 

Ahh,thank you.
But on their marriage certificate is that his father's name was James and his mother's name was Maude...
Weird.
Their residence was Montepelian Vale, Blackheath, London

 

The London Gazette 24th January 1946 has this:

From: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37442/supplement/644/data.pdf

Going backwards the list is for those awarded the Military Cross (on pg.635). However the Dorsetshire Regiment Museum lists him as receiving the Military Medal; I must have missed something scrolling through the pages.
See: Devotion To Duty Book Launched - The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset

The recommendation for the Military Medal is available (for a fee) via: Recommendation for Award for Penn, Leonard William Rank: Private Service No:... | The National Archives Note this shows him serving in North West Europe with the No 6 Commando Dorsetshire Regiment.

The actual recommendation, plus a photo (below) and his nickname 'Inky' are shown on: PENN, Leonard William | ͏



He appears here too: No 6 Commando Nominal P - Z | ͏

An estate agency, Foxtons, shows E8 as:

Obviously this could be another man, as he served in a different regiment and you have no DoB yet.

Good luck.

 

Awww, thank you but that isn't him.
We've already checked this man out.

 

Hi Flasetta,
You will be able to attach the documents we discussed through PM, if you want to?
Guy

 

Okay and thank you Guy!