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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==
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Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}


Bingham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on
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 promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
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 {{CaptRN}} on
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 promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}


Bingham was appointed in command of the {{UK-Star|f=t}} in June, 1905.{{NLDec05|p. 379}}
==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>
 
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>
 
==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}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  2. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  3. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  4. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  5. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  6. ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. pp. 121-2.
  7. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  8. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  9. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  10. ↑ Bingham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/117. f. 117.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 769.
  12. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 379.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394q.
  14. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 872.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 769.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.

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