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− | '''Edward Barry Stewart Bingham''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Edward Barry Stewart Bingham''', V.C., O.B.E., Royal Navy (26 July, 1881 – 24 September, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 7}} | |
− | Bingham | + | On 30 September, 1904, Bingham ended an appointment in {{UK-Bulwark}} to command unspecified torpedo boats.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> |
− | Bingham was | + | Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} on 25 April, 1905.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> |
− | Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1911.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> |
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− | Bingham was | + | ==Great War== |
+ | Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> | ||
Bingham was captain of the {{UK-Hornet|f=t}} in 1915.{{HardLying|pp. 121-2}} | Bingham was captain of the {{UK-Hornet|f=t}} in 1915.{{HardLying|pp. 121-2}} | ||
− | Bingham commanded the {{UK-Nestor|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|13}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was lost after an engineering casualty brought her to a standstill.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} | + | Bingham commanded the {{UK-Nestor|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|13}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], where she was lost after an engineering casualty brought her to a standstill.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 46}} Bingham wound up as a prisoner of war after being scooped up by the Germans. On 27 July, 1916 the British learned he'd been moved to an officers' detention centre in Freiberg. On 4 May, 1917, he was moved to Augustabad<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> |
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+ | He was repatriated soon after the war and was invested with the Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace on 13 December, 1918.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
+ | Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1919 on the recommendation of Admiral Sturdee.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/117.|D7603624}} f. 117.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Enchantress|f=t}} in September, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 769}} | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Enchantress|f=t}} in September, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 769}} | ||
− | In May, 1931, Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}}. | + | In May, 1931, Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Comus|f=t}}. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:10, 1 July 2015
Rear-Admiral Edward Barry Stewart Bingham, V.C., O.B.E., Royal Navy (26 July, 1881 – 24 September, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Bingham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903.[1]
On 30 September, 1904, Bingham ended an appointment in Bulwark to command unspecified torpedo boats.[2]
Bingham was appointed in command of the destroyer Star on 25 April, 1905.[3]
Bingham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1911.[4]
Great War
Bingham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]
Bingham was captain of the destroyer Hornet in 1915.[6]
Bingham commanded the destroyer Nestor of the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, where she was lost after an engineering casualty brought her to a standstill.[7] Bingham wound up as a prisoner of war after being scooped up by the Germans. On 27 July, 1916 the British learned he'd been moved to an officers' detention centre in Freiberg. On 4 May, 1917, he was moved to Augustabad[8]
He was repatriated soon after the war and was invested with the Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace on 13 December, 1918.[9]
Post-War
Bingham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919 on the recommendation of Admiral Sturdee.[10]
He was appointed in command of the yacht Enchantress in September, 1920.[11]
In May, 1931, Bingham was appointed in command of the light cruiser Comus.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by James W. G. Innes |
Captain of H.M.S. Star Jun, 1905[12] |
Succeeded by Louis H. Crozier |
Preceded by Cecil G. Chichester |
Captain of H.M.S. Hornet 7 Feb, 1915[13] |
Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Nestor ? – 31 May, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Preceded by Richard L. Hamer |
Captain of H.M.S. Tempest 1 Oct, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Clement R. Dane |
Preceded by The Hon. Arthur C. Strutt |
Captain of H.M.S. Enchantress Sep, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Roger L'E. M. Rede |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution Aug, 1929[17] – Nov, 1930[18] |
Succeeded by Max K. Horton |
Preceded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Captain of H.M.S. Comus 1 May, 1931[19][20] |
Succeeded by Cecil N. Reyne |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 769.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394q.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 872.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 769.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.