On commissioning, Gentian moved to Scapa Flow in the Orkneys, as one of the minesweepers attached to the Grand Fleet. On 30 May 1916, Gentian was 40 miles East of the Pentland Skerries when she was missed by a torpedo, which was probably launched by the German submarine U43, waiting to attack ships of the Grand Fleet, which fired a torpedo against several sloops in this region on that day. Destroyers and aircraft were ordered out from Scapa to hunt U-43, but although a submarine was sighted, U-43 escaped unharmed. By July 1916, the Grand Fleet’s minesweepers had been split into three Flotillas, with Gentian joining the 2nd Fleetsweeping Flotilla. Gentian was still part of the 2nd Minesweeper Flotilla attached to the Grand Fleet at the end of the war on 11 November 1918, but by December that year had transferred to the 1st Minesweeping Flotilla, still supporting the Grand Fleet. Gentian was listed as still a member of the 1st Flotilla, but paid off, in March 1919, and in May 1919, she was listed as in reserve at the Firth of Forth with a nucleus crew. Jutland WW1 British Victory Medical service medal Surgeon Dr Lt Bissett of Islay. Jutland WW1 Great War British War & Victory and Volunteer Medical Service medal Surgeon Dr Lt Bissett Scarce Navy Surgeon Battle of Jutland veterans group, all official impressed, British War and Victory Medals Surg. “; Voluntary Medical Service Medal “Dr. In named card box of issue, IMO extremely fine, see pictures for condition Alexander Shanks Bissett was born on Islay on 28 March 1896 and was educated at the University of Glasgow. Upon completing his medical training he joined the battleship H. Caesar in the eastern Mediterranean, and served as a temporary Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Dardanelles before being demobilised on 1 December 1919. In civilian life Bissett became a successful medical practitioner, and died in June 1979. Typical British mine sweeping Sloop WW1 On commissioning, Gentian moved to Scapa Flow in the Orkneys, as one of the minesweepers attached to the Grand Fleet. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Jutland WW1 British Victory Medical service medal Surgeon Dr Lt Bissett of Islay” is in sale since Friday, April 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Other World War I Militaria”. The seller is “theonlineauctionsale” and is located in England. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
- Service: Navy
- Era: 1914-1945