Bennett Southwell GC
Bennett Southwell
Conflict: Second World War
Gazetted: January 23, 1941
Service: Royal Navy
Bennett Southwell GC
Medal group
Place/date of birth: Rotherham, Yorkshire/March 21, 1913
Rank when awarded GC (and later highest rank): Ordinary Seaman
Date of bravery: October 17, 1940
London Gazette citation:
Ordinary Seaman Bennett Southwell, P./JX. 204557
For great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty.
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Other decorations: N/A
Place/date of death: Hoxton, London/October 17, 1940
Grave/memorials: Headstone, Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester
Origin of VC to the Lord Ashcroft collection: Purchased at auction, Dix Noonan Webb, London, 2013
Current location of VC: Displayed on rotation at The Lord Ashcroft Gallery: Extraordinary Heroes exhibition, Imperial War Museum