Advertisement

Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney

Advertisement

Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney Veteran

Birth
Death
31 May 1947 (aged 50)
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Lot 19. Block E. Grave 5.
Memorial ID
View Source

A veteran of the First World War, Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney also served during the Second World War.


Nova Scotia death record-

George William Penney died 1947 in Halifax, Halifax County; death record can be found in Registration Year: 1947 - Page: 3483.

Shipwright 3rd Class Penney died in Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 52 years, 11 months, 26 days. A carpenter by trade and residing on Acadia Street in Halifax, he was laid to rest on 2 June 1947.


He served during both the First World War and the Second World War.

Second World War-Military Service:-

Rank: Shipwright 3rd Class

Service Number: V/54785

Age: 51

Force: Navy

Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division: H.M.C.S. 'Peregrine'


Born in Carbonear, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, not in Canada (Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949), he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Penney; husband of Dorothy Penney of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney is commemorated on Page 598 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

A veteran of the First World War, Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney also served during the Second World War.


Nova Scotia death record-

George William Penney died 1947 in Halifax, Halifax County; death record can be found in Registration Year: 1947 - Page: 3483.

Shipwright 3rd Class Penney died in Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 52 years, 11 months, 26 days. A carpenter by trade and residing on Acadia Street in Halifax, he was laid to rest on 2 June 1947.


He served during both the First World War and the Second World War.

Second World War-Military Service:-

Rank: Shipwright 3rd Class

Service Number: V/54785

Age: 51

Force: Navy

Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division: H.M.C.S. 'Peregrine'


Born in Carbonear, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, not in Canada (Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949), he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Penney; husband of Dorothy Penney of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney is commemorated on Page 598 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.

He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175577470/george_william-penney: accessed ), memorial page for Shipwright 3rd Class George William Penney (27 Jun 1896–31 May 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175577470, citing Mount Hermon Lawn Cemetery, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).