Bensley, Wimond Egbert Cornelis, son of George Egbert Bensley MRCS, and Adeline, d. of S. Evans of Alfreton, Derbyshire; b. 30 Mar. 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (A); left Dec. 1923; d. 30 May 1979.
Bendall, Philip Manley, son of Samuel John Bendall, of Norbury, Surrey, a member of the London Stock Exchange, by Ellen, eldest daughter of William Stone, of London; b. Oct. 24, 1884; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (A); left July 1901; became a member of the London Stock Exchange 1907; went out to the Federated Malay States Sept. 1910 and engaged in rubberplanting, returned home in May 1915; joined the Inns of Court O. T. C. and became Capt. and Adjt. 19th Batt. London Regt.; served in France June - Nov. 1916, Salonica Dec. 1916 - June 1917, and Palestine June 1917 - Aug. 1919; M.C. Jan. 1, 1919, and Order of the Nile (4th class) Aug. 1919; returned to the Federated Malay States March 1920; m. March 6, 1920, Ethel Maude Liddell, daughter of Morton Peto Betts, of Mentone, France; d. Aug. 23, 1948.
Bendall, Geoffrey Skeat Manley, brother of Philip Manley Bendall (q.v.); b. Oct. 2, 1886; adm. Sept. 28, 1899 (A); K.S. (non-resident) Sept. 26, 1901; left Dec. 1904; a Director of Mark Mayhew, Ltd., Flour Millers, 1907-13; Capt. Oct. 21, 1915; and Adjutant June 1, 1916, 58th London Divisional Train R.A.S.C.; mentioned in despatches L.G. Dec. 30, 1918; d. 1 Jan. 1932.
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.
Bell, Henry John, son of Henry John Bell of Narainganj, Bengal, and Elizabeth Annie, d. of John Wheeler of Savernake, Wilts; b. 30 May 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (A); left Dec. 1924; a chartered accountant, FCA 1947; RAFVR 1941-5 (Flt-Lieut. A & SD); Macfarlane & Co., Calcutta, 1931- 47, Bulawayo Omnibus Co. 1948-51, Northern Trust Co., Lusaka, 1951-4; in private practice 1954-69; m. 11 Sept. 1938 Eileen Bernadette, d. of William Hill of Bombay; d. 18 Jan. 1969.
Bell, Evelyn Victor Allen, brother of George Kennedy Allen Bell (q.v.); b. Feb. 6, 1897; adm. Sept. 28, 1911 (A); left July 1914; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. Hants Regt. July 19, 1916, attached to R. F. C.; Lieut. Jan. 19, 1918; taken prisoner by the Germans; killed in a motor-cycle accident near Linaskea, Ireland, Aug. 23, 1922.
Bell, Alexander Montgomerie, son of Rev. William Montgomerie Bell, Vicar of St Barnabas, Kensington, and Beatrice Frances Mary, d. of Maj. Charles Reginald Hoskins RE; b. 29 May 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (A); left July 1938; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1938, BA 1947, MA 1951; Lane. Fusiliers 1940-5 (Lieut.), wounded in France; adm. a solicitor Oct. 1950, practised in London; d. 28 Jan. 1998.
Beeston, Alfred Felix Landon, son of Herbert Arthur Beeston, patent agent, and Edith Mary, d. of William Landon of Hackney; b. 23 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1923 (A, non-res. KS); left 1929; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1929, BA 1933 (1st class hons in Oriental Languages), James Mew Arabic Schol. 1934, MA 1936, DPhil 1937; sen. asst Bodley's Library 1935, Sub-Librarian and Keeper of Oriental Books 1946; Intell. Corps 1940-5 (Capt.); Laudian Prof. of Arabic 1955-78; Feliow of St John's Coll. Oxf. 1955, Emeritus 1978; FBA 1965; author of several works on Arabic literature and language.
Beeman, Philip, son of Eng. Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Beeman KBE CB CMG RN, and his first wife Margaret Kate, d. of John Madden of Portsmouth; b. 21 Nov. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (A); left Apr. 1935; RM, 2nd Lieut. Sept. 1935, Lieut. Oct. 1937, Capt. June 1942, Maj. June 1950, Lieut.-Col. June 1958, Col. June 1962; DSC (battle of Crete) Jan. 1942; ADC to the Queen 1965; m. 7 Jan. 1943 Maida, d. of Rev. David James Jones, Vicar of Llanbadarnfawr, Cardiganshire, and Canon of St David's; d. 2002.
Bedford, Felix Hugh Wyatt, brother of David Edwin Wyatt Bedford (qv); b. 13 Aug. 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (A); left July 1929; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1929, BA 1932, MA 1979; a hotelier 1934-40 and 1945-7; RAFVR 1940-5 (Cpl), RAuxAF 1950-5 (Cpl); Lloyd's 1947-78; Div. Commissioner of Scouts in Greater London; Court of Assistants, Haberdashers' Company 1960; seven years on Holborn Borough Council; m. 1 Mar. 1941 Sara Elspeth Joyce, d. of Arthur Westerman MD; d. 31 Dec. 1998.