The Hon. Edward Barry Stewart Bingham
Commander, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 90 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Commander all Commanders →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Nestor) all HMS Nestor VCs →
- Date of action
- 31 May 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 15th September 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 24th July 1919 in Serunia, India
- Died
- 19th May 2002 in the Himachal Pradesh District, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
- Medal held by
- the North Down Heritage Centre
Digest of citation
On 31st and May it 1916, at the Battle of Jutland, Commander Bingham of HMS Nestor, led his division in their attack, first on enemy destroyers and then on their battle cruisers. He finally sited the enemy Battle Fleet and followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division, HMS Nikator, he closed to within 3,000 and yards of the enemy, in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack Nestor and Nicator were under concentrated fire of the Secondary batteries of the High Seas Fleet. Nestor was subsequently sunk
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BINGHAM, The Hon. Edward Barry Stewart. (Reg. No. 90)
Commander Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 15th September 1916.
Born on 24th July 1919 in Serunia, India.
Died on 19th May 2002 in the Himachal Pradesh District, India.
VC Medal's Custodian is the North Down Heritage Centre.
Born on the 26 July 1881 at Bangor, County Down, Ireland.
Died on 24th September 1939 in London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 31st and May it 1916, at the Battle of Jutland, Commander Bingham of HMS Nestor, led his division in their attack, first on enemy destroyers and then on their battle cruisers. He finally sited the enemy Battle Fleet and followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division, HMS Nikator, he closed to within 3,000 and yards of the enemy, in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack Nestor and Nicator were under concentrated fire of the Secondary batteries of the High Seas Fleet. Nestor was subsequently sunk.
Additional information: Rear Admiral Bingham also held the Order of the British Empire (0BE).
Additional information
Rear Admiral Bingham also held the Order of the British Empire (0BE).
Born on the 26 July 1881 at Bangor, County Down, Ireland.
Died on 24th September 1939 in London.
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