Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Owen Ernest Hugh Bingham
Owen Ernest Hugh Bingham's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Owen Ernest Hugh Bingham
Service number: 373
Rank: Serjeant
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BINGHAM, Serjt. Owen Ernest Hugh, 373. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Louisa Adelaide Bingham, of Ulverstone, Tasmania. Native of Spalford, Tasmania. B. 48.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Owen Ernest Hugh Bingham from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 373 |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Central Castra, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, T. Bingham, Central Castra, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 19 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches Not awarded. Recommendation date: 16 October 1915 Unspecified Killed in action Recommendation date: 16 August 1916 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Date of death | 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 48), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Louisa Adelaide BINGHAM, Ulverstone, Tasmania. Native of Spalford, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 372 Pte Thomas Eardley BINGHAM, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 24 September 1918. |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Owen Ernest Hugh Bingham
