Fred Binks
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Fred Binks was born in Bawtry, the son of Samuel and Annie Westran Binks in 1885. He was the eldest of seven. Whilst still in infancy, the family moved to Misson where Fred spent most of his childhood and youth. When he was 26 years of age, he had moved to Worksop, working underground in the mines and lodging at the Hall family at 12 Sandy Lane. It was from Worksop that Fred joined the army to fight for his country as did his brother Alfred, who joined Royal Army Service Corps 10 Dec 1915.
Fred Binks was attested at Worksop on the 5th September 1914 when the war was only a month old. He went to France 29 July 1915 until 13th Sept. His service records gives sketchy reports of GSW to neck, whilst on the way home from Le Touquet to England, on S.S. Newhaven, but with no explanation or outcome. He returned to France 18 May 1916 and joined the 6th battalion on 29th May. He was awarded 7 days loss of privileges for “drunkenness” in June and received gun shot wounds to the legs on the 14th July. He was taken to Rouen and then on to UK by the 18th July. He died 4 days later on the 22 July 1916 and was buried in the village of Misson.
CWG additional information:- Son of Samuel and Annie Westran Binks, of Newington, Bawtry, Yorks He was posthumously awarded the 1914-15 Star, British and Victory medals. Research by Colin Dannatt
