Edward Barry Stewart Bingham
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.
