| Surname: | Penn |
| Initials: | T L |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 2694548 |
| Notes: | CMP. 23/10/1933 enlisted in the Scots Guards, 9/2/1940 transferred to CMP. 17/2/46 discharged. 20/2/42 Part I Order No 2 issued advising Act of Gallantry by Sgt Penn 70 TC Coy. B Group HQ Traffic Control Wing Unit War Diary WO 175/1206. Thomas Leslie Penn. |
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| Decoration: | Commendation (London Gazette: War Diary Page: WO175/1226 Feb. 22, 1943) |
| Citation: | Citation for the Royal Humane Society Award. 2694548WAR DIARY 71 TC COY WO 175/1226DATED 22 FEB 43Barnsley, West Riding of YorkshireThe Royal Humane Society has awarded 2694548, Sgt T L Penn the Society testimonial for having on the 12 July 1942 gone to the rescue of a girl who was in imminent danger of drowning in the Sheffield and South Yorkshire canal under Barnsley road bridge at Stainfoot, Barnsley and whose life he gallantly saved.Award of the Royal Humane Society testimonial. |