Eight: Sick Berth Petty Officer A. Bennison, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (M.4003 S.B.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.4003 2 S.B.S., R.N.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M.4003 S.B.P.O., H.M.S. Revenge); Serbia, Medal for Zeal, silvered bronze, most silvering lost from obverse; Medal for the Retreat from Albania 1915, bronze, mounted as worn, some edge bruising, fine and better (8) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Ex Fevyer Collection, Spink 25 November 1998.

Alan Bennison was born in Dulwich, London on 13 January 1894. A Mechanic by occupation, he entered the Royal Navy on 22 January 1912 as a Provisional Sick Berth Attendant. He was confirmed at that rank in October 1912 when based at Haslar Hospital. During the war he served at Malta Hospital, June 1914-February 1915; Egmont (Malta), February 1915-February 1916; Haslar Hospital, February 1916-November 1917; and the repair ship Assistance, November 1917-September 1920, being advanced to 2nd Class Sick Berth Steward in January 1918 and Leading Sick Berth Attendant in August 1920. For his services during the defence of Belgrade he was awarded the Serbian Medal for Zeal in silver. He was promoted to Sick Berth Petty Officer whilst on the battleship Revenge in October 1924 and was awarded the Long Service Medal whilst on the same vessel in 1927. With copied service paper.