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The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals

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The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals
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The 1914 Star awarded to Private W. F. Bendy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who served with the Royal Marine Brigade at Dunkirk and in the Defence of Antwerp in 1914, in the Dardanelles, and on the Western Front where he was wounded in 1917 1914 Star (Ch.11915. Pte. W. N. Bendy, R.M. Brigade) very fine £100-£140 --- Wilfred Norman Bendy was born in 1883 at Woolhampton, Berkshire and enrolled in the Royal Marines on 19 November 1900. He was appointed to the Chatham Division and served in a number of ships between 1902 and 1913. Discharged to limited engagement in the Royal Fleet Reserve in September 1913, he served during the Great War in 1914 with the Royal Marine Brigade initially at Ostend, 26 August to 1 September. He was then at Dunkirk, 20 September to 2 October and was employed in the Defence of Antwerp, 3-9 October. Bendy served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 6 February 1915 until 19 May 1916, including at Gallipoli and afterwards with the British Expeditionary Force in France where he suffered gun shot wounds to his back on 17 May 1917. He re-enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve on 22 May 1919 to attain the age of 40 years and was discharged on 5 September 1923. His Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C. Medal was awarded in March 1924.
The 1914 Star awarded to Private W. F. Bendy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who served with the Royal Marine Brigade at Dunkirk and in the Defence of Antwerp in 1914, in the Dardanelles, and on the Western Front where he was wounded in 1917 1914 Star (Ch.11915. Pte. W. N. Bendy, R.M. Brigade) very fine £100-£140 --- Wilfred Norman Bendy was born in 1883 at Woolhampton, Berkshire and enrolled in the Royal Marines on 19 November 1900. He was appointed to the Chatham Division and served in a number of ships between 1902 and 1913. Discharged to limited engagement in the Royal Fleet Reserve in September 1913, he served during the Great War in 1914 with the Royal Marine Brigade initially at Ostend, 26 August to 1 September. He was then at Dunkirk, 20 September to 2 October and was employed in the Defence of Antwerp, 3-9 October. Bendy served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 6 February 1915 until 19 May 1916, including at Gallipoli and afterwards with the British Expeditionary Force in France where he suffered gun shot wounds to his back on 17 May 1917. He re-enrolled in the Royal Fleet Reserve on 22 May 1919 to attain the age of 40 years and was discharged on 5 September 1923. His Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C. Medal was awarded in March 1924.

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