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Begg, Brian Rowland, son of John Arthur Begg and Hilda, d. of Walter James; b. 4 Aug. 1924; adm. Jan. 1938 (R); left Apr. 1940; BBC publicity officer 1946-55, ITV 1955-64; own PR consultancy 1964-; m. 1st, 31 Oct. 1945 Winifred Mary, d. of John William Laithwaite of Great Sankey, Warrington, Lancs; 2nd, 30 Mar. 1953 Edna May, d. of Frederick George Bending of Mount Hawke, Cornwall.

Bell, William; b. July 25, 1890; adm. May 4, 1905 (R); left Easter 1909; was serving in a United States O. T. C. 1917.

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.

Beney, Arthur, eldest son of William Augustus Beney, of Beckenham, Kent, by Emily, daughter of Robert Whall Cooke, of Brighton, Sussex; b. March 26, 1883; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (R); left April 1901; an export merchant; served in France and Italy in Great War I; Major R. A. S. C. and D. A. D. of Transport April 11, 1918; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 29, 1917, and Dec. 20, 1918; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; m. Jan. 24, 1920, Evelyn Annie, daughter of Ernest L. Simpson, of Toronto, Canada; d. April 8, 1960.

Bengough, Harry, brother of John Lynton Harcourt Bengough (qv); b. 25 Sept. 1923; adm. Sept. 1935 (R); left Dec. 1939; Queen's Roy. Lancers in WW2; a member of Lloyd's; m. 6 Aug. 1954 Sonia, d. of Joseph Barker of Knaresborough, Yorks.

Bengough, John Lynton Harcourt, son of Neville Stewart Harcourt Bengough, a member of Lloyd's, and Gladys Ella, d. of James Williams of Aboyne, Aberdeenshire; b. 21 Nov. 1919; adm. May 1932 (R); left July 1936; RA in WW2, disch. for ill health; m. 21 Nov. 1939 Daphne Batria Claire, d. of Walter Maurice Edwards; d. 21 July 1961.

Bennett, Allred Meredyth, son of A. Bennett, of Stockwell; b. March 28, 1897; adm. Jan. 19, 1911 (R); left March 1916; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. R. West Surrey Regt. Oct. 27, 1916; seconded to R. F. C. and R.A.F.; Lieut. April 27, 1918; Univ. of London, King's Coll. 1922; Royal Dental Hosp. 1922-28; Charing Cross Hosp. 1935-38; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1938; a dental surgeon; Lieut. R.A.M.C. Oct. 18, 1939 with seniority from Nov. 8, 1938; Army Dental Corps Feb. 22, 1940; m. Dec. 18, 1939, Elis Lydia, daughter of Charles Rofe, of Greenwich.

Bennett, Francis Ernest Herman, son of Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett MP, Fellow of Hertford Coll. Oxford, and Marguerite Wilhelmina, d. of Herman Greverus Kleinwort, merchant banker, of Wierton Place, Kent; b. 5 Nov. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (R); left Dec. 1934; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1939, MA 1977; RA 1942-5, attached Intelligence Corps (Greece and Italy) 1944-5; RA Educational Corps 1945 (Capt.); asst press attaché HM Embassy Bucharest 1947-9; Sec. Gen. Liberal International 1951-2; called to the Bar (Inner Temple) Feb. 1953; LCC 1955; Cons. Chief Whip LCC 1959, GLC 1965-74; Dep. Chairman GLC 1975-6; JP 1959; CBE 1963; Governor Lond. Festival Ballet; chairman William Cox Ltd (Tring) 1959- 7 4; m. 14 Feb. 1947 Hon. Ruth Gordon Catto, d. of Thomas Sivewright, 1st Baron Catto PC, Governor of the Bank of England; d. 8 Feb. 2005

Bennett, Sir Frederic Mackarness, brother of Francis Ernest Herman Bennett (qv); b. 2 Dec. 1918; adm. 20 Sept. 1932 (R); left Apr. 1936; RA 1940-6 (Maj.); called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) Nov. 1946, to the Southern Rhodesia Bar 1947; dipl. correspondent Birmingham Post 1950-2; MP (C) Reading North 1951-5, Torquay 1955-74, Torbay 1974-87; PPS to Under-Sec. of State, Home Office, 1953-5, to Rt Hon. Reginald Maudling as Min. of Supply 1956-7, Paymaster­ Gen. 1957-9, Pres. of Board of Trade 1959-61; Leader of UK Delegation and Chairman Coun­cil of Europe and WEU Assemblies 1979-87; dir. Kleinwort Benson Europe SA and many other financial companies and trusts; Kt 1964; PC 1985; m. March 1945 Marion Patricia, d. of Maj. Cecil Burnham OBE FRCS RAMC; d. 14 Sep. 2002

Bennett, Leonard Herbert, elder son of Herbert Bennett, of Bickley, Kent, by Florence Harriet, daughter of John Withers, of Leicester; b. June 5, 1881; adm. April 27, 1893 (R); exhibitioner 1895; Q.S. (non-resident) Sept. 24, 1896; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1900, matric. Michaelmas 1900; B.A. 1904; a solicitor; Chairman and Managing Director of Queen Anne's Residential Mansions and Hotel Co.; served on the western front 1916-7 with 3rd Batt. R. West Surrey Regt.; m.; d. Oct. 3, 1959.