Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War R.R.C. group of six awarded to Nursing Sister H. M. Bennett, British Red Cross and Order of St John of Jerusalem

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, mounted on bow in its Garrard & Co case of issue; 1914 Star, with clasp (H. M. Bennett, B.R.C.S. & O.St.J.J.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (H. M. Bennett, B.R.C.S. & St.J.J.); Defence Medal; Belgian Reine Elisabeth Medal, together with mounted set of miniatures of the first five, nearly extremely fine (11) £500-600

A.R.R.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘In recognition of their valuable services in connection with the war’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 24 December 1917.

Helen Margaret Bennett was born at Clifton, Bristol, in 1878 and was trained as a nurse at University College Hospital, London, 1901-05. She was enrolled as a Trained Nurse (Sister) with the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem in August 1914, and served in France from 23 September 1914, initially at No. 2 Hospital, Rouen until May 1915. She served subsequently at No. 4 Hospital, Wimereux, May to December 1915; No. 17 Ambulance Train, December 1915 to May 1916; No. 1 Hospital, Le Touquet, May to June 1916; and No. 5 Hospital, Wimereux, where she remained until January 1919.