Constantine Evelyn Benson

Air Commodore Constantine Evelyn Benson CBE DSO (10 April 1895 – 20 September 1960)[1] was a British Royal Auxiliary Air Force officer. Benson was a captain in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War and was mentioned in despatches.[2]

Educated at Eton and Baliol College, Oxford.[1] Benson was born to Robin Benson and Evelyn Holford. He was a younger brother of Rex Benson. He married Lady Morvyth Lillian Ward, daughter of William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, on 29 June 1921.[3][4]

The National Portrait Gallery has a portrait of Benson in its collection.[5]

References
  1. "Benson, Air Cdre Constantine Evelyn, (died 20 Sept. 1960), Air Cdre, AAF; Director of Robert Benson, Lonsdale and Co. Ltd, Aldermanbury House, EC2, Merchant Bankers; Dir Lloyds Bank Ltd, etc". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u234658. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "Benson, Constantine Evelyn - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1973.
  4. "Death notice: Constantine Evelyn Benson". The Times (54888). 28 September 1960.
  5. "Constantine Evelyn Benson - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.