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Person: Back, Geoffrey Robert Bensly
Name Back, Geoffrey Robert Bensly
Description A Royal Navy officer who served in WW2 as the Commanding Officer of Destroyer HMS Duncan, the leader of the 21st Destroyer Flotilla and later the Commanding Officer of the Cruiser HMS Orion. He was killed when the Orion was bombed and badly damaged during the evacuation of Crete on 29 May 1941.
Lived Born 22 Feb 1894, Died 29 May 1941
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Name The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Sep/1944
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