 He relinquished his commission with effect from 10 August 1945, three months after the Second World War ended in Europe on 8 May, and just days before the war with Japan ended on 2 September.After attending Mr Gladstone's day school near Sloane Square, Benn attended Westminster School, and studied at New College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics and was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1947.In later life, Benn removed public references to his private education from "Who's Who"; in 1970 all references to Westminster School were removed; in the 1975 edition his entry stated "Education—still in progress".