WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 30651 | Gunner William Henry Christian | Shoeing Smith A 343rd Brig. RFA (medal roll) | Born 1884 |
| AVL/Roll of Honour | Listed on AVL, not on RoH | ||
| Medal card | Gunner 8th brigade RFA Victory, British medals and 14 Star awarded Discharged SMR 20/12/18 [probably means surplus to military requirements] |
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Family history etc
| William Henry Christian | |||
| 1884 | Born Branston, Leicestershire | ||
| 1891 census | [possible] living in Branston with: Father: William, b. 1843 Branston Mother: Elizabeth M, b. 1843 Waltham Sibling: Rose M, b. 1885 Branston Brother: Edward b. 1871 Branston, living Morton Lincolnshire |
Ironstone miner Farm Labourer |
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| 1901 census | [possible] living in Branston with: Father: William Mother: Elizabeth M Siblings: Edward, Rose M |
Ironstone miner
No occupation Ironstone miner |
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| 1911 Census | William Henry Christian with: The army in Jhansi UP [Uttar Pradesh] India, age 26, born 1885 “Leicester, Grantham”, single No 12 ammunitions column RFA |
Shoeing smith He could have trained as a blacksmith between 1901 and 1911 |
Absent in ?? “Leicester Grantham” could imply Melton Mowbray. |
| AVL | York House, Needham St. | ||
| Electoral roll | 1918 York House Needham Street, William Henry Christian We have not found any other connection with Bingham We have also not managed to identify “York House”. |
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