William Reginald BINGLE MBE

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BINGLE, William Reginald

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	10 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Captain (Chaplain 4th Class)
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 1888
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Motor Accident, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1924, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England ZD 914
Memorials:

10 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 39th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
27 May 1916:	Involvement 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
7 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion
22 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW forehead - skull fracture
26 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion
9 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , 39th Infantry Battalion
6 Oct 1919:	Honoured Member of the Order of the British Empire

Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

W. R. BINGLE enlisted on 10th June 1915 and embarked as 2nd Lieutenant in 39th Battalion on 27th May 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 7th October, arrived in France in November 1916, and took part in raids and ordinary trench duty until 11th February 1917,
when he was wounded in head.

After three months in bed he was discharged from hospital unfit for general service. He was appointed R.T.O. and promoted to Captain on Permanent Supernumerary List on 12th December 1918. His name was on 27th March 1919 brought to notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in connexion with the War, and he was awarded M.B.E. for his work as R.T.O. He returned to Australia on 30th April and his appointment was terminated on 9th July 1919.

Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Walter David BINGLE and Emily nee PINHEY

3yrs Melbourne Grammar School Cadets

CAPTAIN W. R. BINGLE, who was killed through his car running into a telegraph pole in St. Kilda street, Brighton, early on Sunday morning. He was an Old Melburnian, with a distinguished war record, and was a member of the War Gratuities Board.

Captain W. R. Bingle, who was killed in a motor accident at St. Kilda, Melbourne, on Saturday night, had a distinguished, war record. He left originally with the 39th Battalion. After being severely wounded in France, he was stationed at Paddington Terminus as railway transport officer, from July, 1917, till after the armistice. Captain Bingle was the only son of Mr. W. D. Bingle, Under-Secretary for Federal Works and Railways.

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