Isaac Pinkney
Item
Title
Isaac Pinkney
Who?
Isaac Pinkney
Item(s)
Books from Merchant Navy
Diary
Papers – Service Records
Ship Information – HMS Venus
Diary
Papers – Service Records
Ship Information – HMS Venus
Story
He was in the Merchant Navy before the war, then he joined the Royal Navy and served in the war on HMS Venus, he survived the war and went back into the Merchant Navy until 1922 then went into farming.
He received two medals during the war and received a gratuity at the end of the War due to the loss of one of his fingers in action.
He received two medals during the war and received a gratuity at the end of the War due to the loss of one of his fingers in action.
When?
1914-18
Where?
The war at sea
Contributor
Karen Bosman
Collection Day
Gosport Roadshow, 13/2/2019
This item was submitted on March 8, 2019