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BINGHAM, George Edison
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 76, NX115276 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia, 23 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Campbellfield, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool sampler |
| Memorials: | Campbellfield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Suez | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Palestine | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 76, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Beersheba | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Moascar, Egypt | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Megiddo - Syria 1918 | |
| 8 Mar 1919: | Honoured Military Cross, Megiddo - Syria 1918, On 30th September 1918, when the advance guard from Sasa was held up and suffering casualties, he, quickly realizing the situation, galloped to a flank with his troops, and charged, dispersing and killing the enemy. Although the fire was particularly heavy, he charged again, cutting off a party of 180 enemy with a field piece, driving them towards our lines, whilst part of his troop drove the remainder back. Throughout he displayed marked courage and ability. | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 26 December 1918 (1914 leave) and appointment terminated. |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Mar 1942: | Enlisted NX115276 | |
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| 21 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), NX115276, Captain. P S L (AIF). | |
| 16 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), NX115276, Captain. P S L (AIF) |
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