BINGHAM, John
| Service Number: | 1914 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Hamilton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Macarthur, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, France, 8 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery V G 35 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1914, 8th Infantry Battalion, Hamilton, Vic. | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1914, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1914, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Eliza PEARSON, Macarthur, Victoria.
Thursday, February 22. 1917.
Australia's heroes.
Mrs. R. Pearson, Macarthur, received the sad intelligence on Monday that her eldest son, Private John Bingham, had succumbed to an attack of measles and pneumonia on the 8th inst., in hospital in France. Private Bingham, who was 23 years of age, enlisted from Macarthur in January, 1915, and was at the memorable Gallipoli landing. He went through that campaign scatheless, but was wounded at Pozieres. On recovering he took, part in the Somme battle. His mother received a letter from him last week, describing the splendid treatment and great kindness he had received while in hospital, and stating how keenly he felt going back so soon to the bitter cold battle line. He was a particularly quiet lad, and a favourite with those who knew him best. The Rev. M. D. Williams broke the sad news to the bereaved family, for whom great sympathy is expressed.
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