WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 408809 | Private Alban James Cuddy | Royal Air Force | Born 1895 |
| FMP (link to Cuddy RAF) |
Enlisted in the Army 23rd October 1914 and served until he
joined the RFC on 25th March 1918. He entered the RAF on 1st April 1918,
the inaugural date of the RAF. He qualified as a wireless operator. His medal card shows service in the South Nottinghamshire Hussars (service number 14449), Royal Flying Corps (408809) and Corps of Hussars (281973). It records he was sent to the Middle East Theatre on 12th April 1915.He received Victory, British and Star medals. |
National Archives ref AIR 79/3004 |
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| Roll of Honour | Roll of Honour shows he was wounded once (see RAF service record), according to his service record this was in Egypt on 23rd March 1918. The Roll also indicates service at Gallipoli. | ||
| Absent voters list 1918 | Shows Alban Cuddy with the address Long Acre and service number 408809. His RAF details were: Air Mech 3 RAF. | ||
Service records from Find My Past
Family history etc
| 408809 | Alban James Cuddy | ||
| 1895 | Born Bingham, baptised 1/7/1895 | ||
| Census 1891 | Family living in Market Place Father: James, b 1860 in Creggs, Co. Roscommon, Ireland Mother: Mary A (nee Robinson), b 1862 Cropwell Butler Children: Margaret May, b 1888 Bingham Bertha, b.1889 Bingham |
Agricultural labourer |
Census – James born C Galway |
| Census 1901 | Living in Newgate Street with Father: James Joseph Mother: Mary Ann Siblings: Bertha, b.1889 Norah, b.1891 Thomas Dennis, b.1893 Barbara, b. 1897 Sydney, b. Bingham 1898 Sarah A, b.1901. Note: Margaret May living in with Elias Sanford and family, Methodist Minister, Park Terrace, Southwell |
Waggoner on farm  Mary Ann (Ancestry) Domestic servant |
Census – James born Ross Ireland Note siblings who died in infancy – Betsy b 1885 d 1887 Margaret May b 1887 d ? |
| Census 1911 | Living in 4 roomed house on Newgate Street with Father: James Joseph Mother Mary Ann Siblings: Norah (m Albert Ellis 1915; d 1963) Barbara Sydney Sarah A (d 1995) Margorie b 1903 Bingham Note : Thomas Dennis living in at Laxton Lodge, Kneesall |
Farm Boy Waggoner on farm Domestic Service Helping at Home Farm Waggoner Waggoner on farm |
Norah and Albert had son Albert, b 1915, d 1988. Husband Albert was killed in WW1 in March 1918. Sydney died in WW1 Thomas served in the Royal Field Artillery in WW1 |
| 1929 Family tree | James and Mary Cuddy died | Mary was on the ladies’ committee of the Bingham branch of The Royal British Legion. | |
| James Cuddy is probably an example of the groups of itinerant Irish farm labourers who came for the harvests during much of the 19th century. | |||
| 1922 Family tree (Ancestry.co.uk) |
Married Harriett Kirkland in Southwell – she was born
in Barkestone 1899 and died 1965 at East Bridgford. Children: Sydney 1921Bingham (d.2001) Alban J 1922 Southwell George A 1924 Bingham (d. 1933) Barbara M 1926 Bingham Margaret 1929 Bingham (d 1929) Margery 1930 Bingham John 1938 Nottingham (d 1947 Doncaster) |
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| 1939 register | Kneeton, Nottinghamshire: Alban J Cuddy, b. 16 Jun 1895, married Harriett Cuddy, b. 12 Aug 1899, married Sydney Cuddy, b. 20 Mar 1921, single Three closed records |
All round farm labourer (Heavy work) and Special Constable Unpaid domestic duties Warehouse Labourer (Heavy work) Alban, Barbara and Margery? |
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| 1968 Family tree | Died 21st February 1968 in East Bridgford | ||