Leslie William Abel Bennington DSC, DSO, RN
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Retired: 7 Jul 1960 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Leslie William Abel Bennington, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS H 28 (N 28) | Lt. | Submarine | 1 Jan 1941 | 17 Apr 1941 |
| HMS Porpoise (N 14) | Lt. | Submarine | 11 May 1942 | 25 Jan 1943 |
| HMS Tally-Ho (P 317) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 25 Jan 1943 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Porpoise (N 14)
12 Aug 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) lays a minefield (46 mines) off Ras el Tin, Libya.
Porpoise also torpedoes and sinks the Italian transport Ogaden (4553 GRT) 9 nautical miles bearing 308 from Ras el Tin, Libya. The escorting Italian torpedo boat Montanari was missed.
15 Aug 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Lerici (6070 GRT) about 120 nautical miles north of Ras Amir, Libya in position 34º50'N, 21º30'E.
19 Aug 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) attacks the Italian merchant Iseo (2366 GRT) off Derna, Libya. All torpedoes fired missed their target. During the counter attack by the Italian escorts, Porpoise was damaged by depth charges from the torpedo boat Lince.
22 Aug 1942
The Italian torpedo boat Generale Antonio Cantore (697 tons) hits a mine and sinks west of Tobruk. The mine was laid on 12 August 1942 by the British submarine HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN).
3 Oct 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) lays a minefield (46 mines) west of Tobruk, Libya.
18 Nov 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Giulio Giordani (10534 GRT) about 45 nautical miles north-east of Misurata, Libya in position 32º58'N, 15º38'E.
19 Nov 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) fires a torpedo against the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel F 39 / Fertilia (223 GRT) off the Libyan coast. The torpedo missed its target.
23 Nov 1942
HMS Porpoise (Lt. L.W.A. Bennington, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel F 39 / Fertilia (223 GRT) with gunfire off Kerkennah, Tunisia.
Submarine HMS Tally-Ho (P 317)
10 Nov 1943
HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese water carrier Kisogawa Maru (1914 GRT) in the northern part of Malakka-Strait in position 06º12'N, 99º25'E.
11 Jan 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese light cruiser Kuma (offsite link) about 10 nautical miles north-west of Penang, Malaya in position 05º26'N, 99º52'E.
15 Jan 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the sinks Japanese army cargo ship Ryuko Maru (2963 GRT) south of Port Blair, Andaman Islands in position 10º03'N, 93º05'E.
14 Feb 1944
The German submarine UIT-23 was sunk in the Straits of Malacca south of Penang, in position 04º27'N, 100º11'E, by torpedoes from the British submarine HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN).
21 Feb 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Daigen Maru No.6 (510 GRT) in the Strait of Malacca in position 04º00'N, 101º00'E.
14 May 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.
18 May 1944
The Japanese merchant tanker Nichiyoku Maru (1945 GRT) is damaged when she hits a mine laid on 14 May 1944 by the British submarine HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) in the Malacca Strait in position 03º41'N, 99º04'E.
22 Aug 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
24 Aug 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks three small Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
4 Oct 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) damages a small Japanese motor vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
6 Oct 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 2 (130 tons) about 110 nautical miles south-west of Penang, Malaya in position 04º20'N, 98º24'E.
17 Nov 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks seven Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
18 Nov 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
20 Nov 1944
HMS Tally-Ho (Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO and Bar, DSC and Bar, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary minelayer Ma 4 (215 tons) about 30 nautical miles east of the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island in position 06º55'N, 94º15'E.