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Penney, William Ronald Campbell "Ronny"

Date of birth:
May 16th, 1896 (Midlothian, Scotland)
Date of death:
December 3rd, 1964 (Berwick-upon-Tweed/Northumberland, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Acting Captain
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1918
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
November 22nd, 1918
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
September 4th, 1919
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
February 18th, 1938
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
Signal Officer-in-Chief, Middle East Command, British Army
Awarded on:
February 18th, 1943
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
General Officer Commanding, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, British Army
Awarded on:
March 23rd, 1944
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

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