An M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Commander G. F. Pengelly, Royal Navy

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1935; British War and Victory Medals (271289 Act. E.R.A. 2, R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935, these unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (271289 C.E.R.A. 2Cl., H.M.S. Vivid) last with edge bruise, good very fine and better (7) £260-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Tuppen Collection of Naval Medals to Engine Room Officers.

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M.B.E. London Gazette 23 June 1936. ‘Commissioned Engineer George Francis Pengelly, R.N.’

George Francis Pengelly was born in Devonport on 20 June 1888. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer on 4 January 1904. Promoted to Engine Room Artificer 5th Class in January 1908 on Tenedos; E.R.A. 4th Class in January 1910 on Bacchante and E.R.A. 3rd Class in December 1911 on Leander. Served on Forth, February 1914-July 1916, being advanced to E.R.A. 2nd Class in December 1915. Promoted to C.E.R.A. 2nd Class in July 1918 when on Foresight. Appointed an Acting Warrant Engineer in August 1921; confirmed in that rank in October 1922; appointed a Commissioned Engineer in October 1931 and Lieutenant (E) in July 1936. Placed on the Retired List in June 1938 but returned to active duty in November 1939, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander in July 1944. Retiring once more in October 1944, he died on 20 December 1955.

With copied service papers and gazette extracts.