WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 4/3770 | Private Eric Henry Cabourn | 1/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers (Territorials) | Born 1895 Rippingale Lincolnshire |
| Killed in action on 14/08/1916, in the trenches at Carency section whilst
on attachment to the 20th Battalion. |
Buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez. | Grave reference IV. C. 15 |
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| War Diary | The Northumberlands were frequently being re-organised during 1916. On the 10th August a draft of the 4th Fusiliers (which would have included Eric) arrived at Carency (part of the Vimy Ridge operations) to join the 20th battalion. They were already in the trenches and being subject to German mining operations, so the draft was billeted in Villers-au-Bois. They moved into the trenches shortly afterwards. The Diary is unusual in that it lists the names of all casualties irrespective of rank. Eric is last but one on the list for August, during which month 13 had been killed and 11 wounded. On the night of the 14th/15th the battalion was relieved by the 11th Royal Scots. | ||
| Many soldiers in this cemetery took part in the battle for Vimy Ridge. The Northumberland Fusiliers were involved. The line of poplars at Vimy Ridge farm, Kinoulton, was planted in memory of the Sherwood Foresters’ action. | |||
| SDiGW | Enlisted at Newark | ||
| CWGC | Son of Elizabeth Annie Cabourn, of Bingham, Notts., and the late Frederick Cabourn. | ||
| Register of Effects | Eric’s back pay of £3.8s.0d.was paid to his mother Elizabeth
Annie on 7th November 1916. |
His War Gratuity of £3.9.0. was paid to her on 22nd October 1919. | |
No war records on Ancestry.com (except SDiGW)
Eric’s father had been licensee of the Blue bell Inn, Station Street,
Bingham.
Family history etc
| 4/3770 | Private Eric Henry Cabourn | ||
| 1895 | Born Rippingale Lincolnshire |
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| 1899 | Father Frederick, b 1862 died aged 37, buried in Bingham Cemetery. |
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Name shown as Carborn in FHS list of gravestones. |
| Trade directories 1896, 1900,1904 | Frederick Cabourn | Innkeeper, Blue Bell Inn, Station Street The later directories are clearly incorrect! |
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| Census 1901 | Aged 6 Living in Station Street with: Widowed mother: Elizabeth A, b 1866 Bingham Siblings: Helen Annie, age 5 Victoria Mary, age 3 Frederick James, age 1 |
Innkeeper (Blue Bell) |
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| Census 1911 | Living at 7 Moor Lane, a three-roomed house, Bingham with: Mother: Elizabeth Annie b. 1866 in Bingham siblings: Eileen Annie, b. 1896 Bingham Victoria Mary, b. 1898 Bingham Frederick James, b. 1900 Bingham |
Waggoner on farm No occupation Domestic servant |
In 1927, Victoria married FJ Ingram who later served in Dragoon Guards |