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Frerick Wilmot Bennitt was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and
gained a B.A. in 1895 and M.A. in 1899. He was ordained a Deacon in 1896
and a Priest in 1897 at Rochester, Kent. He was Curate of St. Margaret’s,
Plumstead, 1896-98 and then of Rugby, 1898-1901 and 1902-03. During the
Boer War he served as an Acting Chaplain to the Forces, 1901-02. The Rev.
Bennitt was then Curate of Hagbourne, 1903-05 and of Buxton, 1905-06. He
then served as Rector of Bletchley, 1906-34 but served in the R.A.M.C. during
1918-19. Bennitt was appointed the Rural Dean of Bletchley, 1923-34, after
which he was Vicar of East Peckham, 1934-42 and Curate of Sunninghill, 1943
-45.
The R.101 was a British rigid airship completed in 1929 as part of the Imperial
Airship Scheme. The airship crashed on 5 October 1930 in France on its maiden
overseas flight. The R.101 departed its shed at Cardington, Bedfordshire, on 4
October, for a flight to Karachi, British India, with an intended fuel stop at
Ismailia, Egypt. However, when travelling at a low altitude in poor weather over
France the next day, the R.101 hit the ground near the Beauvais Ridge and burst
into flames - 46 of the 54 passengers and crew were killed immediately and 2
others died later in hospital. The loss of 48 dead surpassed that of the
Hindenburg disaster of 1937. The tragic loss of the R.101 effectively ended
British involvement with rigid airships.
A special memorial to the dead of the R.101 was held by the Royal Antediluvian
Order of Buffaloes in the airship’s shed at Cardington on Sunday 16 November
1930. The memorial service, led by the Rev. Frederick Bennitt, was attended by
some 7,000 R.A.O.B. members, in remembrance of the many victims of the
disaster who were members of the Order.
With original newspaper cuttings relating to the Memorial Service, including one
with a picture of Rev. Bennitt officiating at the service. Also with copied research.
491
Three: Serjeant D. McNeill, Highland Light Infantry
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen (4111 Cpl., 1st High. Lt. Infy.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA
1901-02, 2 clasps (4111 Serjt., Highland L.I.); ARMY L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4111 Sjt., H.L.I.) mounted as worn, edge
bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £140-180
With copied roll extracts.
492
Pair: Corporal T. McGovern, Highland Light Infantry
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen (2562 Pte., 1 High. Lt. Infy.); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA
1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2562 Corpl., Highland L.I.), generally very fine (2) £180-220
493
Four: Private E. G. Moore, Royal Marine Light Infantry
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Paardeberg, Cape Colony, Driefontein (9687 Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Monarch);
1914-15 STAR (Ch.9687 Pte., R.M.L.I.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Ch.9687 Pte., R.M.L.I.) ‘named as “G. Moore” on
last three, first with edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £300-350
George Moore was born on 4 December 1878 in Ipswich. A Groom by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines in London on
12 March 1897. He served on the old battleship Monarch, November 1899-June 1903, and was awarded the Queen’s medal with three
clasps. During the Great War he served aboard the Endeavour, April 1914-January 1919. With recipient’s ‘Permanent Pass’, a group
photograph, a postcard photograph of the ‘1911’ H.M.S. Monarch’, and copied service papers.
494
Pair: Private P. Ryan, Leinster Regiment
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5962 Pte., Leinster Regt.); KING’S
SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps (5962 Pte., Leinster Regt.) good very fine (2) £160-200
495
Pair: Sergeant C. Elsee, Coorg & Mysore Rifles, late Lumsden’s Horse
QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (214 Tpr., Lumsden’s Horse);
VOLUNTEER FORCE LONG SERVICE, G.V.R. (Sergt., Coorg & Mysore Rifles) engraved naming, minor edge bruising, good very
fine (2) £180-220
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