WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 2079 | L/Cpl Arthur Ainsworth Bacon | 1/8th Notts & Derby Regiment | born 1889 |
| Date of enlistment 6/8/14 Was initially in E Company (from letters addressed to Arthur from his sisters in Aug 1914 – supplied by his son) He was wounded had his lower right leg amputated Silver War Badge list TF/116, Badge no. 72378 7th Reserve Notts and Derby Discharge 25/8/16 from 7th res. Notts and Derby due to wounds. |
. * the date is taken from a reference to Pte. Bacon in Weetman’s
book - “The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 – 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion” |
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| Roll of Honour | Wounded on the Western Front. | ||
| No service/pension records found on Ancestry | |||
Family history etc
| L/Cpl Arthur Ainsworth Bacon | |||
| 1889 | Born 4/3/1889 Bingham | ||
| Census 1891 | Lived on Long Acre East with: Father: Charles Henry Bacon b.1859 Mother: Annie b 1864 Siblings: William H, b.1882 b. Bingham Mary I b.1883 b. Bingham George b.1885 b. Bingham Francis b.1887 b. Bingham Annie E b. 1891 b. Bingham |
Gardener |
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| Census 1901 | Lived in Union St with: Father: Charles H Mother: Annie Siblings: William b.1882 Brewhouse Yard, Nottingham Pollie (Mary) George Francis Annie Ethel, born 1893 Bingham Ivy, b.1895 Bingham Doris, b.1898 Bingham Harold, b.1900 Bingham Albert E aged 2 mths b. Bingham |
farm boy gardener (not domestic) general labourer farm boy fishmonger’s boy |
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| Census 1911 | Lived on Union St with: Father: Charles Henry Mother: Annie Siblings: George Frank Annie Elizabeth Ethel Ivy Doris Harold Albert Edward |
labourer Gardener labourer labourer machinist fancy goods machinist fancy goods cutter tucked nets |
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| from 28/11/22 | He was admitted to Harrowby Camp Ministry of Pensions Hospital near Grantham as an in-patient and was still an “inmate” when a sick benefits form was completed on 3/7/23. He was seriously ill with pneumonia and other conditions. | Information supplied by his son Bill. “My father received
damage, we think from shrapnel, to his sciatic nerve which resulted in first
his toes and then his lower leg being amputated, we think because of gangrene.
He was discharged in 1916 but we believe that the injury occurred in 1915.
He was also gassed, his prolonged coughing is a clear memory” And, “Dad’s sciatic nerve was damaged by shrapnel from the shell that killed his friend, (i.e. William Widnall), and it was this injury that led to the amputations and his eventual discharge in 1916. 24th May 3 a.m. - Distinct traces of gas were noticed in the trenches and also in the village (Kemmel) itself. Lt General Plumer visited the Brigade & inspected our Headquarters but did not see our men in the trenches. 8.00 p.m. In the evening the gas again noticed and caused trouble in J1, 2 and 10. Several men were sick and their eyes smarted badly. All our men wore their respirators from 8 pm when the gas was first noticed. 3.00 a..m. Pte Widnall W. 2096 G4A head killed by sniper Pte Hardy I. 2268 J1 Head killed by sniper". |
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| 1930 APR-JUN FREEBMD | Arthur A Bacon married Margaret C Eaton in Nottingham. He ran a tobacco shop on Fairfield Street next door to the “White Lion”.  |
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| July 1930 | This newspaper cutting is from July 1930. The photo shows
Arthur being presented.
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| 1963 APR-JUN FREEBMD | Died Bingham 20/5/1963 aged 74. Buried Bingham cemetery | Arthur was a member of the Bingham branch of the Royal British Legion. | |
| see Gray/Bacon genealogical chart on BHTA website | |||