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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BINGHAM, Edward John Baston, CPO, 1998, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of Edward C. and Emily H. Bingham, of Saint John, NB. Husband of Edna L. Bingham, of Halifax, NS.
Edward James B. Bingham joined the RCN as a boy seaman at age 15 in 1921. At the age of 28 he was the youngest Chief Gunners Mate. He was the middleweight boxing champion for 10 years. He had three brothers that served in the Canadian Navy in WW2, Fred C., died Saint John, NB 1980, Thomas died in Halifax, NS, 1992 and Harold Bingham died 2009, Mount Uniacke, NS.
Chief Petty Officer Bingham died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, collided with the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER.
Ships served in: Youth Training Est. - Enlisted 14 Nov 1921 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Discharged 03 Jul 1922 on Reduction of RCN HMCS GUELPH - Re-Engaged 19 Oct 1922 as a Boy Seaman, RCN HMCS PATRIOT - Drafted to PATRIOT 17 Nov 1922 * Rated Ordinary Seaman, RCN 07 Mar 1923 HMCS GUELPH - Drafted to GUELPH 01 Apr 1923 (shore establishment Halifax - renamed STADACONA 01 Jul 1923) HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jul 1923 HMCS PATRIOT - Drafted to PATRIOT 01 Oct 1923 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 04 Mar 1924 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Apr 1924 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 08 Oct 1924 * Rated Seaman Gunner , RCN 09 Jan 1925 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Feb 1925 HMCS PATRIOT - Drafted to PATRIOT 18 Apr 1925 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1926 HMCS PATRIOT - Drafted to PATRIOT 25 May 1926 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jun 1927 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 18 Aug 1927 * Rated Gun Layer 2nd Class, RCN 25 Nov 1927 HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 21 Jan 1928 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 01 Mar 1928 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1930 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1930 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I - 01 Jan 1931 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 06 Jan 1931 * Re-qualified as Gun Layer 2nd Class, RCN 10 Mar 1931 HMS CHAMPION - Drafted to CHAMPION 08 Apr 1931 HMS VICTORY I - Drafted to VICTORY I - 20 May 1931 HMCS SAGUENAY - Drafted to SAGUENAY 21 May 1931 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Dec 1931 HMS EXCELLENT - Drafted to EXCELLENT 13 Aug 1932 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 01 Sep 1932 * Rated Gunner's Mate, RCN 25 Apr 1933 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 20 May 1933 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 01 Sep 1933 HMCS CHAMPLAIN - Drafted to CHAMPLAIN 01 Nov 1933 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Jan 1936 HMCS SAGUENAY - Lent to SAGUENAY from STADACONA 05-16 Oct 1936 * Rated Chief Petty Officer, RCN 01 Jan 1938 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 28 Nov 1938 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Apr 1939 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 14 Aug 1940
(EJBB001) Article on CPO Edward Bingham and his son, Leading Victualling Assistant Frederick C. Bingham (EJBB002) Gunner's Mate Said Missing // The Saint John Times Globe // Courtesy of Operation Picture Me (EJBB003) Service file for Edward Bingham // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
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