Henry Singleton Pennell Military person

Henry Singleton Pennell VC (18 June 1874 – 19 January 1907) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was born in 1874 in Dawlish, Devon to Edwin Francis Pennell and his wife Henrietta née Copeland and was educated Eastbourne College, Sussex where there is now a Pennell House.

Personal facts

Henry Singleton Pennell
Birth dateJune 18, 1874
Birth place
Devon , Dawlish
Date of deathJanuary 19, 1907
Place of death
Switzerland , St. Moritz

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Military person

award
Victoria Cross
military operations
Second Boer War
Tirah Campaign
military unit
Sherwood Foresters

Henry Singleton Pennell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/devonshi.htm
  2. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/mmpenn01.htm