A Canada General Service Medal To Ensign Martin Benson; 15Th Battalion Of Infantry (Belleville) certificate_of_authenticity On the 23rd of October

On the 23rd of October he was officially made an Assistant

Warrant Officer (2)

about the next steps that the Kriegsmarine and he himself will have to take

The defence of Hill 355 had been the bloodiest and most significant action fought by the 1st Battalion

Posthumously Issued - Bronze gilt

A Canada General Service Medal To Ensign Martin Benson; 15Th Battalion Of Infantry (Belleville) certificate_of_authenticity On the 23rd of OctoberCanada, Great Britain; FENIAN RAID 1866 (Ens. M. Benson. 15th. Bn.). Naming is officially impressed, collector instituted blackened lettering. Original ribbon, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Footnote: Ensign Martin Benson Private Peter Arnott is shown on the roll of the 185 man 15th Battalion of Infantry (Belleville) and is listed on page 89 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll, 1866 70" by John Thyen, entitled to the Fenian Raid 1866