Name
George Alfred Binns
1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
08/04/1918
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Second Lieutenant
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE
V. F. 24.
France
Headstone Inscription
SAY NOT GOOD-NIGHT BUT IN SOME BRIGHTER CLIME BID ME GOOD-MORNING
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Radlett Memorials
Pre War
George Alfred Binns was born in 1896 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex to Nugent and Alice Binns.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at 69 Spencer Road, Stoke Newington where his father was working as a Salesman. By 1911 the family were living at 51 Chalfont Road, Holloway, North London and George was working as an Accountant's Clerk. His mother later lived at Watford Road, Radlett.
Wartime Service
George originally enlisted into the Honourable Artillery Company as a Private reg. no. 4129.
He was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment on 3 February 1918 and joined the Battalion on 6 February for training but only served for 2 months before losing his life.
He was one of two officers killed on 8 April 1918 when his battalion were on the front line during the Battle of the Ancre.
Additional Information
His mother, Mrs A Binns, 2 Park Villas, Park Road, Radlett, Herts. ordered his headstone inscription: "SAY NOT GOOD-NIGHT BUT IN SOME BRIGHTER CLIME BID ME GOOD-MORNING". His father received a war gratuity of £14 10s and pay owing of £55 14s 11d.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
