John
Simpson Bower-Binns
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Jan 8, 1891
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Born at Sunbury, Middlesex, England
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59068 (temporary number 841)
Ø Next of kin given as John Bower-Binns (father) of Gaten Hill,
Southbourne, Hampshire, England
o Later changed to 10 Castlenau Gardens, Barnes, London SW
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Devonport England and proceeded
to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked at Folkstone for France
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Boulogne France
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May 1, 1916
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Granted leave until May 10, 1916
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May 3, 1916
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Appointed to rank of Lance Cpl
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May 10, 1916
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At duty from leave
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Aug 21, 1916
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) on transfer to the
Canadian Training Division pending being Commissioned.
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Aug 22, 1916
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the 39th
Battalion at West Sandling Camp then proceeded to OTC (Officer Training Corps),
Crowborough, pending appointment to a Commission
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Jan 4, 1917
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TOS 6th Reserve Battalion at
Shorncliffe
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Feb 3, 1917
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TOS 6th Reserve Battalion as a
Temporary Lieutenant, having reported from the Officer Training School at Crowborough
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Mar 9, 1917
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Qualified as Brigade Instructor having
completed the 28th course at the Eastern Command Bombing School at Godstone
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Jun 9, 1917
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Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) and shown On Command to the School of Military Aeronautics at Reading, and seconded
to duty with RAF
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Aug 8, 1917
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Granted Temporary Commission as 2nd
Lieut (A&S) and to be Honorary Lieut Royal Air Force
Admitted to No 4 General Hospital
at Lincoln with a fractured right Fibula, shock and contusions from an aircraft accident
at Waddington. The aircraft nose dived into
the ground
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Nov 2, 1917
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Transferred to Officer’s Treatment Centre
at Sidmouth
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Nov 25, 1917
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Transferred to Eaton Hall, Chester
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Dec 8, 1917
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Returned to Officer’s Treatment Centre at
Sidmouth
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Jan 29, 1918
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Medical Board at Exeter declared him healed
and granted him 3 weeks leave
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Jan 30, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and proceeded on 3
weeks leave
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Nov 6, 1918
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Reported from Air Ministry London
“Accidentally killed in Aeroplane Accident at Chingford, Essex”.
Chingford
Mount Cemetery
Chingford, Essex, England
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May 19, 1920
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Memorial Cross sent to his mother, Mrs Julia
Bower-Binns, at 10 Castlenau Gardens, Barnes, London England
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Aug 25, 1921
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1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
and Death Plaque and Scroll sent to his father, John Bower-Binns at 10 Castlenau Gardens,
Barnes, London England
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2010
For the 7 nights leading
up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the
Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same
time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and
Canada. The image above shows the opening
ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the left is the
name of John Bower-Binns being projected on that wall.
Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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