Hi all, Would anyone be kind enough let me know if they have any info on the following person; 358695 Flight Sergeant George Taver Penny Born 1903 Died1965 Maybe a F/Sgt around 1924 and served the duration of the war. Family memory believes there to be a link to RAF Ventnor at St Boniface Down on the Isle of Wight. Married Margaret Joan Cooke (b.1912) in approximately 1930 ish I have been asked to see what you wonderful guys and girls might be able to find out for my ailing 77 year old stepdad. Many thanks in advance, James
If someone has Fold3 access then there is a file for him on there UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 Name: George Taser Penny Gender: Male Age: 20 Birth Date: 10 Dec 1903 Birth Place: Canning Town, London, London, England Service Date: 11 Sep 1924 Service Number: 358695 Mother: H. Penny Next of Kin: H. Penny Relation to Airman: Mother 1939 England and Wales Register Name: George T Penny Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 10 Dec 1903 Residence Year: 1939 Address: 81 Residence Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Occupation: Electrical Mechanic W?? Line Number: 23 Schedule Number: 173 Sub Schedule Number: 1 Enumeration District: EBPR Borough: Portsmouth Registration district: 90/3 Inferred Spouse: Margaret Penny Inferred Children: Edna Penny Kenneth Penny Household Members Age George T Penny 36 Stanley Penny 29 Margaret Penny 27 Edna Penny 6 Kenneth Penny 5 I think you might need to check the details you have for his marriage as the record I have found shows England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: George T Penny Registration Date: Jul 1951 [Aug 1951] [Sep 1951] Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration District: Gosport Inferred County: Hampshire Spouse: Phyllis M Southwood Or Collor Volume Number: 6b Page Number: 741 and the Phyllis is named as his wife in the Probate record TD You could also apply directly to the MOD for his service records, forms here Request records of deceased service personnel I would guess the MOD files will cover WW2, so may be a better bet to start with
Ah see he married twice - probably England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 Name: George T Penny Registration Date: Apr 1932 [May 1932] [Jun 1932] Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Portsmouth Inferred County: Hampshire Spouse: Margaret J Cooke Volume Number: 2b Page Number: 1157 TD
Hi Tricky Dicky, Great work as always. I will be going for his service records as I advised my stepdad today but wanted to see what hits we could find here first. interesting ref the marriage but maybe he remarried. I will bounce the info of the family and see if the names ring any bells. Thanks again
Do you have a copy of the probate record by any chance and then hopefully I can see what parish he died in allowing me to get a copy of his death certificate? thanks again, james
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: George T Penny Death Age: 61 Birth Date: abt 1904 Registration Date: Oct 1965 [Nov 1965] [Dec 1965] Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration District: Portsmouth Inferred County: Hampshire Volume: 6b Page: 619 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 Name: George Taver Penny Death Date: 7 Nov 1965 Death Place: Hampshire, England Probate Date: 18 Jan 1966 Probate Registry: Winchester, Chester, England TD
