Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Four: Petty Officer T. P. Bennington, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (209768 P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (209768 P.O. R.N.); Belgian Croix de Guerre, nearly extremely fine (4) £80-100

Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17 January 1919.

Thomas Percival Bennington was born at Gateshead, Durham, on 1 February 1884, and joined the Royal Navy as a Bot 2nd Class on 1 February 1902. He served during the Great War aboard Actaeon, July 1914 to June 1915, Duncan, July 1915 to July 1916, and Terror, July 1916 to December 1919. After the war he saw service in Emperor of India and Egmont before being invalided out on 28 January 1920. Sold with copy service record.