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Revision as of 10:59, 8 October 2018
Captain Richard Stoddart Benson, D.S.O. (8 September, 1892 – 21 January, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
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 Harold T. Baillie-Grohman |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan 24 Aug, 1935[1] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. B. Back |
| 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.
