Michael Paul BENNER, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 448764, Second Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: Corps of Royal Engineers
Date and Place of Birth: 14th April 1935
Family: Son of Brigadier P K Benner
Early Life: Educated at Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset (left in 1953); Excelled at languages
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Date and Place of GC Action: 1st July 1957, Grossglockner, Austria
The London Gazette: The award of the George Cross was published on p. 3853 of The London Gazette, No. 41421 dated 17th June 1958