ðə dˈeɪ ʌv hɪz wˈuːndɪŋ, ɐn ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌvðə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt flˈaɪɪŋ kɹˈɔs dˌiːˌɛfsˈiː fɔːɹ bˈɛniənz wʌz ɡəzˈɛɾᵻd; ðə saɪtˈeɪʃən, pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə lˈʌndən ɡəzˈɛt, ɹˈiːd:
The day of his wounding, an award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for Bennions was gazetted; the citation, published in The London Gazette, read: