bˈɛniənz wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ˈiːst ɡɹˈɪnstɛd, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst pˈaɪləts ɪnðə kˈɛɹ ʌv sˌɜːɹ ˈɑːɹtʃɪbˌɔːld mək ɪndˈoʊ, ðə paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv plˈæstɪk sˈɜːdʒɚɹi fɚðə tɹˈiːtmənt fɔːɹ sᵻvˈɪɹ bˈɜːnz.
Bennions was transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, where he was one of the first pilots in the care of Sir Archibald McIndoe, the pioneer of plastic surgery for the treatment for severe burns.