WORLD WAR I

Bingham War Memorial

48161[N&D] 17214 [LC]	Pte. George Herbert Spencer	Notts & Derby 29th Labour Corps	B. 1890
	20th Labour battalion Notts. & Derby. Formed in Derby in May 1916. Landed in France in June 1916, moved to 5th Army. April 1917 transferred to Labour Corps as 28th and 29th labour coys.
Medal card	Awarded Victory and British Medals
Roll of Honour AVL	RoH: Served on Western Front AVL Address: Long Acre
	No service records available on Ancestry

	George Herbert Spencer
B. 1890	Ratcliffe on Soar
1891 Census	Living in Cross Street, Sawley with: Father: George, b.1859 Saxondale Mother: Elizabeth, b.1861 Beckingham Lincs. Siblings: Mary J, b.1881 Colwick Fred, b. 1885 Bingham	Railway Platelayer
\|1897	June: Death of mother Elizabeth Ann (neé Devonshire)
1901 Census	Living In East Street, Bingham with: Father: George	Agricultural labourer
1911 Census	Living in Chancel Row, Bingham with: Father: George Stepmother: Mary (neé Smith), b. 1851 Sneinton	Gardener Estate Labourer
1912	Married Florence A Smith in Bingham Children: Renie, b. Bingham 1913 Frank b. Bingham 1915 George T b. Bingham 1922 Ronald F b. Bingham 1930
1918	AVL address: Long Acre
1925-31	Electoral Rolls show George Herbert Spencer and Florence Annie Spencer living on Long Acre
1939 Register	Chancel Row, East Street, Bingham: George H Spencer, b. 11 Jul 1889, married Florence Annie Spencer, b. 23 Dec 1888, married Frank Spencer, b. 2 Jun 1915, single Two closed records	Builder’s Labourer Unpaid domestic duties Plumber’s Motor Lorry driver, And civil air guard No 5521 Probably George and Ronald	The Civil Air Guard was a 1938 scheme in which the UK government subsidized training fees for members of flying clubs, in return for future military call-up commitments. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Air_Guard
1967 1969	Florence died in Bingham 2nd September 1967 aged 71 George died in Bingham 7th March 1969 aged 78 Both were buried in Bingham Cemetery