Robert Edmund Ross Benson
From The Dreadnought Project
Vice-Admiral Robert Edmund Ross Benson, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (23 or 25 April, 1864 – 3 February, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Grant placed twelfth out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
Benson was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 27 April, 1918.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, pg. 14.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30678. p. 5602. 10 May, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Benson" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 4 February, 1927. Issue 44497, col C, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
