Benny was born in 1920 in Edmonton, Middlesex to Polish born parents Harry and Fanny née Schonberg. Benny’s father worked as a barber and died in 1937.

Benny was the wireless operator/air gunner on Wellington X3338 which departed RAF Chipping Warden on a daylight training exercise. The aircraft crashed near Chipping Warden after an engine failure. 

Pilot, S/Ldr Douglas Montague Foreman DFC, killed
Pilot, Sgt Gordon Campain, killed
Nav, P/O Dudley William Jepp, killed
Sgt B Sober, killed
W/Op, Sgt William Hugh Nott, killed The rear gunner, Sgt J G Arnold, was injured.