Paul Benner

Michael Paul Benner, GC (14 April 1935 – 1 July 1957), known as Paul Benner,^[1] was a British Army officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his actions in an alpine rescue attempt at Grossglockner, Austria.^[2][3]

Paul Benner
Born	(1935-04-14)14 April 1935 Blackheath, London, England
Died	1 July 1957(1957-07-01) (aged 22) Grossglockner, Austria
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1956–1957
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Service number	448764
Awards	George Cross

He was born in Blackheath, London, on 14 April 1935 and educated at Canford School in Dorset. The award of the George Cross was published in The London Gazette on 17 June 1958.