Robert Edmund Ross Benson
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, Benson placed twelfth out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]
Benson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.[2]
He was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Frederick G. D. Bedford, Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope and West Africa Station, on 10 August, 1892.[3]
Benson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1900.[4]
Benson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[5]
He was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Hermione on 28 October, 1909.[6]
He was appointed to the battleship Cæsar on 6 June, 1911.[7]
Benson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1918, vice Kerr, and was placed on the Retired List "at his own request" on 27 April.[8] His future in the Navy had been decided at a meeting of the Board of Admiralty on 15 June, 1917, when all five Sea Lords voted that he be retired on promotion to Flag Rank under Section III of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[9]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 8 October, 1923.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, pg. 14.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 1 August, 1892. Issue 33705, col B, pg. 5.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 26 October, 1909. Issue 39100, col A, pg. 8.
- ↑ Benson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 240.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30678. p. 5602. 10 May, 1918.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 167/52.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32871. p. 6966. 16 October, 1923.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Benson" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 4 February, 1927. Issue 44497, col C, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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