Son of Joseph Bensky and Betsy Bensky who lived in Australia

He married twice. His first wife was Muriel and they had a daughter named Naomi Judith Bensky.

His second wife was Joan Ivy (m 1947) and they had two children Janine Ann b 1949 and Brett Benjamin b 1951.

Educated at James Street School, Perth, Western Australia.

He was first a PT Instructor based in Rotorua, then he was accepted for service with the Air Force and was based overseas in Canada and England. He served as a Navigator and Bombardier flying Lancasters over Germany.

He founded the firm Barnett-Barnett Limited in 1935. It was the largest furniture retailer in New Zealand.

1932 - 33 he was the Western Australian Wrestling and Boxing Champion. he was a Surf Lifesaver at Cottesloe Beach in Perth.

In his later years he enjoyed golf and snooker.

New Zealand Jewish Soldiers Project, biographical histories, family visits by Evelyn Jaffe, Auckland War Memorial Museum AWMM