Five: Chief Sick Berth Steward W. G. Bendle, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (S.B. Asst., H.M.S. St. George); 1914-15 Star (350235 Ch. S.B. S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (350235 Ch. S.B.S., R.N.); Royal Navy L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (350235 Ch. S.B.S., H.M.S. Doris); together with a corresponding set of five miniature dress medals, good very fine and better (10) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to Royal Naval Sick Berth Personnel from the collection of John Hailey.

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William Geoge Bendle was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire on 9 December 1873 and enlisted into the Royal Marines on 2 April 1889. He transferred to the Royal Navy as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant on 27 June 1894 and attained the rank of Chief Sick Berth Steward in 1913. He was discharged with a pension in 1920. Sold with copied service papers.