WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| DM2/163713 | Private Charles Edward Lamb | Royal Army Service Corps 49th SBAC, 604 Co ASC (MT) |
born 1893 |
| Medal roll | Awarded Victory and British medals. No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
DM2 indicates “Driver Mechanic 2nd class” (http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=177461) Or “Mechanical Transport Learner” (http://www.1914-1918.net/prefixes.html) |
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| 604 Company was formed November 1915. Ammunition Column for 65th Siege Battery RGA and became XV Corps Siege Park. By the time Charles joined it would seem it was attached to 49th battery. 49th siege battery landed in France on 9th March 1916 but we do not know when Charles might have joined the column. They were at Vimy Ridge in 1917. | |||
| http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-royal-artillery-in-the-first-world-war/the-siege-batteries-of-the-royal-garrison-artillery/ | The role of the Siege Battery Siege Batteries RGA were equipped with heavy howitzers, sending large calibre high explosive shells in high trajectory, plunging fire.The usual armaments were 6 inch, 8 inch and 9.2 inch howitzers, although some had huge railway- or road-mounted 12 inch howitzers. As British artillery tactics developed, the Siege Batteries were most often employed in destroying or neutralising the enemy artillery, as well as putting destructive fire down on strongpoints, dumps, store, roads and railways behind enemy lines. |
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| AVL Roll of Honour |
AVL Address: Chancel View Cottages, East St. RoH: says he was on the Western Front and was wounded once |
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Family history etc
| Charles Edward Lamb | |||
| 1893 FREEBMD | Born Lenton 1891 JUL-SEP 1891 - Family living in Lenton near Grantham. Father was a groom |
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| Census 1901 | Lived in East Street, Bingham with: Father: Henry J Lamb, b.1868 Gelston, South Kesteven, Lincs Mother: Ann, b. 1870 Carlton Scroop, South Kesteven Siblings: Robert, b.1895 Bingham Mary A b.1898 Bingham George, b.1900 Bingham |
roadman |
Brother Robert served in WW1. Click on name to learn more. |
| Census 1911 | Living at Meadow Farm, Repton, near Burton on Trent with: Employer: Alfred Mortimer, b. 1870 Berry Pomeroy, Devons Employer’s wife: Hilda, b. 183 Bury, Lancashire Employer’s children: Guy Neville, b. 1909 Bingham Hugh Philip, b 1908 Bingham And Employer’s uncle: William Hooper Slight And Florence Johnson Visitor: Douglas Banecroft Elizabeth Dickinson (widow) |
Farm Labourer Farmer and Grazier Engineer fitter (retired) Governess (nursery) Farming Apprentice General domestic servant |
In 1901 Alfred Mortimer was a farmer living on Grantham Road, Bingham
with a one year old daughter, Gladys. Mortimer’s Farm is on Tythby Road. In 1901– George Green lived there as Farm Foreman. His son Charles served in the RAMC. Repton was part of the Earl of Carnarvon’s estate, as was Bingham. This is an example of the fairly common practice of moving farmers between various parts of the Estate as their leases expired or to transfer their skills. |
| Census 1911 Family |
The rest of the family lived in East St Bingham: Father: Henry John Mother: Ann Siblings: Robert, b. Bingham 1896 Mary Ann, b. 1898 John Henry, b. 1902 Reginald, b. 1907 Earnest, b. 1909 Elizabeth, b. 1910 |
Roadman labourer, County Council errand boy confectioner |
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| 1918 AVL | Chancel View Cottages East St | ||
| Electoral Rolls | 1931 Chancel View Cottages: Henry John, Ann, John Henry, Reginald, Ernest, Charles Edward, Annie Elizabeth |
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| FREEBMD | Charles E Lamb married Annie E Shepperson in Bingham 1930 APR –
JUN Children: George EA b. Jun qtr 1934 Audrey E b. Dec qtr 1940 John H b. Mar qtr 1944 |
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| 1939 Register | East Street, Bingham Charles E Lamb, b. 13 May 1892 Annie E Lamb, b. 10 March 1902 One closed record |
Steam engine driver Unpaid domestic duties |
“Rest” of family three doors away on East Street, Annie’s brother next door |
| 1964 | Died 8/1/64 aged 71, buried Bingham cemetery | Address: 3 Moor Lane. Probate granted to Annie Elizabeth, widow, and David Anthony Sketchley, local government officer. £890. | |