WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| Private Frank S V Downing | The Yorkshire Regiment | born 1897 | |
| Medal roll | None found (Home service) No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
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| Roll of Honour | RoH: served on the Home Front | ||
Family history etc
| Private Frank S V Downing | |||
| 1897 FREEBMD | Born Bingham as Samuel Frank Victor Downing, APR-JUN, Baptised 20 Jun 1897 | ||
| Census 1901 | Lived in Newgate Street, Bingham with Father: Arthur W Downing, b.1870 Lenton, Nottingham Mother: Helena Kate (neé Worthington), b. 1876 in Bingham Siblings: Helena, b. 1895 Bingham Anne M, b. 1900 Bingham AND Sydney C States, b. 1884 Wateringbury, Kent |
butcher shopkeeper butcher’s slaughterman |
Sydney’s son died in WW1 and his name was added to the Bingham war memorial in 2015 |
| Census 1911 | Lived in Newgate Street, Bingham with: Father: Arthur W Downing Mother: Helena Kate Siblings: Helena Anne M Sidney George, b 1904 Bingham Charley, b. 1906 Bingham Lilly C, b.1908 Bingham Rose, b 1910 Bingham |
butcher |
Annie Downing married Horace Plunkett, who served in the ASC |
| Electoral Roll | 1919 Newgate St, Samuel Frank Victor with parents Arthur & Helen | Samuel not in Bingham 1921 and after. | |
| 1918 | Samuel’s father was involved in an unfortunate court
case in 1918: Nottingham Evening Post, 15/06/1918: Beef at £5 a pound. Although the charge formulated against Arthur Wm Downing, 48, of Bingham, was that of stealing two pounds of beef, the Magistrates in the Shire Hall, Nottingham, in fining him £10 today, were largely influenced in fixing so substantial a penalty by the fact that he had attempted to bribe a policeman. Mr R A Young, who prosecuted, said that the defendant was employed at some local works, where he earned 55s a week and received meals for half a week. On June 8th, Inspector Chandler noticed him leaving with a parcel. This the officer examined and found that it contained a piece of meat, which had been properly purchased at the canteen. Noticing that his pockets were also bulky, however, the policeman asked him what he had. Defendant replied,’ Nothing’, but on being searched, two pounds of beef were found on him, which he said he had paid for. Afterwards, he said the Head butcher had given him permission to remove it. The head butcher was sent for, and pending his arrival,, defendant said to the policeman, ‘’I’ll tell you the truth. I took it from the butcher’s shop this morning, when nobody was about.’’ Thereupon he placed a ten shilling note in the policeman’s hand. Downing pleaded guilty and was fined £10 or a month, the Chairman remarking that the attempt to bribe a policeman was a serious matter. |
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| 1919 FREEBMD | Married Beatrice C Cox as Samuel F V Downing. Bingham Sep
qtr. Daughter: Beryl born Basford 1927 |
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| 1939 Register | 29 Orlando Drive, Carlton: Samuel FV Downing, b. 21 May 1897, married Beatrice c Downing, b. 3 Apr 1893, married Beryl M Downing (later Armstrong). 17 Feb 1927 |
Butchery Branch Manager Unpaid domestic duties school |
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| 1973 | Samuel Francis V Downing died Basford Sep qtr. | ||