Francis Richard Bingham

Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Francis Richard Bingham

• Born on 5 July 1863.
• Son of Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox.
• Married Kathleen Clarke, daughter of General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 3rd Bt. and Gemma Cecilia Adams, on 10 June 1896.
• Died on 5 November 1935 at age 72.2
• Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief of Madras between 1893 and 1895.
• Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief of Madras between 1896 and 1898.
• Chief Instructor, School of Gunnery between 1911 and 1913.
• Assistant Director of the War Office between 1913 and 1915.
• Deputy Director of the War Office between 1915 and 1916.
• Member of the Council to the Ministry of Munitions between 1916 and 1919.
• Decorated with the award of the Order of St. Stanlislas of Russia (1st Class).
• Decorated with the award of the Legion of Honour.
• Decorated with the award of the Commander, Order of the Crown of Italy.
• Decorated with the award of the Commander, Order of the Crown of Belgium.
• Chief of the British Section, Military Inter-Allied Control Commission for Germany between 1919 and 1924.
• Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey between 1924 and 1929.
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)
• Invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)
• Major-General in the service of the Royal Artillery.
• Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery between 1931 and 1933.
• Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Buckinghamshire in 1932.
• Honorary Colonel in the service of the Royal Militia Jersey. Child of Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Francis Richard Bingham and Kathleen Clarke
• Francis Humphrey Bingham b. 3 Jul 1899, d. Sep 1981
  

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• First name(s) Francis R
• Last name Bingham
• Year 1914-20
• Service number -
• Rank Major General
• Regiment British Military Delegation
• Service record Rank: Major General, Corps: British Military Delegation
• Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1329889
• Country Great Britain
• Medal type British Army medal index cards, 1914-1920
• Archive reference WO372/2
  

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