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Revision as of 11:56, 18 December 2018
Captain Richard Stoddart Benson, D.S.O. (8 September, 1892 – 21 January, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
In 1914 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving life at sea while he was a Sub-Lieutenant.
Benson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1914.
Benson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1922.
Having impressed the Admiralty with tests of the S.F. Mark VIII Inclinometer, Benson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.
Benson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1932.
Benson was killed along with his entire crew while in command of H.M.S. Exmouth when she was torpedoed in January, 1940.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Captain of H.M.S. Montrose 1935 – Aug, 1935 |
Succeeded by Ernest R. Archer |
| Preceded by Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan 24 Aug, 1935[1] – 30 Jul, 1937 |
Succeeded by Harold Hickling |
| Preceded by Cecil R. E. W. Perryman |
Captain (D), Eighth Destroyer Flotilla 24 Aug, 1935[2] – 30 Jul, 1937[3] |
Succeeded by Harold Hickling |
| Preceded by Llewellyn V. Morgan |
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth 31 Jul, 1939 – 21 Jan, 1940 |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 234.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 234. Double-check this.
- ↑ "8th Flotilla Command" The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 30, 1937; pg. 10; Issue 47750.
