Belloc-Lowndes, Frederic Charles Louis Arthur, only son of Frederic Sawrey Archibald Lowndes, of Westminster, on the editorial staff of The Times, by Marie Adelaide Julia Elizabeth Renee (the novelist), daughter of Louis Swanton Belloc, of St. Cloud, France; b. Jan. 2, 1898; adm. May 4, 1911 (R); left Dec. 1914; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1915; 2nd Lieut. 3rd (Res.) Batt. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry April 7, 1916, attached 2nd Batt. Sept. 8, 1916; served in France 1916-8, where he was twice wounded, and with the 1st Batt. in North Russia 1919; M.C. Feb. 13, 1917; assumed the additional surname of Belloc Sept. 8, 1925; served in Great War II as Lieut. Pioneer Corps; resigned for ill-health Oct. 30, 1941; m. Oct. 22, 1925, Lily Mary, only daughter of Antoine Pescatore, of Rue Dautzenberg, Brussels; d. July 8, 1948.
BELOE, ---; b.; at school Christmas 1792; in school lists 1795 and 1797.
BELSON, GEORGE, eldest son of Joseph Belson, a Senior Clerk, Admiralty, and Mary, sister of John Larpent (qv); b. 25 Feb 1763; adm. 22 Jan 1770; left Christmas 1777; 2nd Lieut., Royal Marines, 6 May 1778; Lieut., 6 Jul 1780; half-pay 1791; Barrack Master at Chatham 1 Apr 1791; Capt., half-pay, from 28 May 1795; m. 18 Mar 1786 Juliana Eleonora, dau. of Col. Henry Anderson; d. 19 Apr 1853.
BELSON, LIONEL PHILIP LARPENT, second son of Cdr. Henry George Belson, Royal Navy, and Mary Elizabeth, dau. of William Symons MD, St. Helier, Jersey; b. 28 Oct 1868; adm. (H) 22 Sep 1882; left Aug 1885.
Belson, Philip Charles Euan, son of Frederick Charles Belson and Hilda Carlyon Euan, d. of Col. Sir Charles Euan-Smith KCB CSI; b. 16 Dec. 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (A); left Apr. 1934; TA 1937 (TD 1946); RA, despatches France 1940, seconded Parachute Regt 1944-5, Lieut. Feb. 1945, Capt. July 1946, Maj. Dec. 1951, Lieut.-Col. July 1960; retd as hon. Col. June 1964; a management consultant 1965-; m. 21 Dec. 1945 Sheila, d. of Edwin C. Keliher; d 31 Mar. 1999.
BELSON, WILLIAM WHITELOCKE, fifth son of George Belson (qv); b. 5 Dec 1795; adm.; left 1808; entered Royal Navy 2 Mar 1809 on HMS Rota; Midshipman; d. unm. at sea on HMS Doris off the coast of China, 29 Nov 1813.
BENBOW, CLIFTON, eldest son of John Henry Benbow MP, attorney, Lincoln’s Inn, and agent to Lord Ward; b. 1 Oct 1798; adm. Christmas 1813; in school list Oct 1814; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 15 Aug 1815; Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 19 Aug 1816, scholar 1816-9, matr. Mich. 1816; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1818; Lieut., 15th Native Infantry 15 Jan 1820; Capt., 18 Jun 1828; Brevet Maj., 23 Nov 1841; Maj., 15th Native Infantry, 3 Jul 1844; Lieut. -Col., 4th Native Infantry, 4 Jul 1849; Brevet Col., 28 Nov 1854; retd. 4 May 1850 [check]; m. 26 Feb 1857 [check] Maria, fifth dau. of Rev. Andrew Tucker, Rector of Wotton Fitzpaine, Dorset; d. 19 Aug 1881.
BENBOW, HERBERT CLIFTON, son of John Benbow, Uxbridge, Middlesex, merchant, and Adela, dau. of Daniel Tookey; grandson of Clifton Benbow (qv); b. 4 Oct 1861; adm. as exhibitioner (G) 27 May 1875; QS 1876; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge (with Triplett) 1880, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1880, matr. Mich. 1880; BA 1884; MA 1910; a schoolmaster at Cargilfield Sch., Cramond Bridge, Midlothian, 1883-1927; d. 2 Feb 1941.
BENBOW, WILLIAM LEONARD, brother of Herbert Clifton Benbow (qv); b. 11 Jul 1863; adm. as exhibitioner (G) 31 May 1877; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1882, matr. 13 Oct 1882; 1st cl. Cl. Mod. 1884; BA 1886; a schoolmaster at Highgate Sch., Hilbrow, Rugby, and Oatlands, Harrogate, 1890-1908.