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
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Awarded on:
- May 18th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1918
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- 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
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Signal Officer-in-Chief, Middle East Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- General Officer Commanding, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1944
Rad Bileho lva III Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Director of Military Intelligence (DMI), South East Asia Command (SEAC), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1947
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Director of Military Intelligence (DMI), South East Asia Command (SEAC), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1948
Sources
- - Smart, N., Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War, Pen & Sword Books Limited, Barnsley, England, 2005
- Unithistories.com
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31024/supplement/13728
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