WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 165720 | Gunner Arthur Huskinson | Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery | born 1898 |
| Medal roll | Awarded Victory and British Medals. Confirms number and RFA. No dates or addresses. | ||
| Service record | Signed attestation papers on 26th August 1916 in Newark.
He gave his address As Corner House Bingham and occupation as Apprentice
Blacksmith. He was 18 years and 11 days old. He gave his next of kin as Richard Huskinson, The Banks. He was 5’6½” with a chest of 35½” (expansion 2½”) A sheet showing his various postings starting with mobilisation from the reserve on 6th September 1916 when he was posted to No 1 depot RFA. A few days later he was with No3 (Reserve) Battery, then 64th Divisional Artillery. On 16th May 1917 he passed the Shoeing Smith’s test (Hot) at Westwick. In October 1917 A Miss A Bryant wrote to the War Office seeking information as to Arthur’s whereabouts. She notes that he had lefty for France a month ago and no news had been heard of him since. “After waiting patiently for a letter” she had come to “this last recourse”, namely writing to the war office. His last address had been the school of farriery, Shrapnel Barracks, Woolwich. There are a couple of sets of cryptic notes tracing the information for whatever reply they were able to send. One seems to indicate he was admitted to the General Hospital Rouen on 28/1/18 suffering from a gas attack, and that he was serving with 5th Reserve Brigade. On 28th February 1918 he was issued with a with a protection certificate stamped “sick and wounded”. It notes his medical category was now Grade III and that he had served on the Western front. It was issued by the military hospital Whalley. There is a receipt for his will dated12-7-18. On 25 April 1919 he was granted a pension of 8s 3d pw because of his disability caused by gas anaemia. |
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Family history etc
| Gunner Arthur Huskinson | |||
| 1898 | Born Bingham | ||
| Census 1901 | Living on The Banks, Bingham with: Father: Richard, b.1861 in Bingham Mother: Hannah, b. 1864 in Kneeton Siblings: Clarice,b.1891 Bingham Frank b 1893 Bingham Mabel, b.1895 Bingham Alan, b. 1901 Bingham |
bricklayer |
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| Census 1911 |
Living on The Banks, Bingham with: Father: Richard, b.1861 in Bingham Mother: Hannah, b. 1864 in Kneeton Siblings: Mabel Alan, b. 1901 Bingham Emily, b. 1903 Bingham John Morris ,b.1904 Bingham Agnes, b.1906 Bingham |
Bricklayer General servant, domestic |
Brother Frank also served in WW1 |
| 1921 1922 1832 1936 1939 |
Married Florence Shelton Bingham Daughters: Ida M born Bingham Jean E born Holbeach Ann RS born East Elloe, Lincs Sally P born East Elloe, Lincs |
Florence Lilian Shelton was born and lived in Cropwell Bishop; her father was a gypsum dresser | |
| 1920-1950 Family tree on Ancestry.com | Farm Blacksmith for A.H.Worth, Holbeach Hurn and (Soham) 2000
acre farm. Highly thought of. Although he lived in a 'Tied house' he was
allowed to live on as long as he wanted to after he finished work. Served with the Army Cadet Force in the 1950s [photo © C Tatam] |
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| 1939 Register | “The Gables”, Marsh Road, East Elloe, Lincs. Arthur Huskinson, b 15 August 1898 , married Florence Huskinson, b 30 Jan 1902 Ida M Huskinson, b 16 Feb 1922 Jean E Huskinson (later Tatam), b 27 June 1932 2 closed records |
Agricultural Blacksmith Unpaid household duties Agricultural labourer School Ann and Sally
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East Elloe is in Holbeach/Spalding. Everyone on the register page in Marsh Lane was in farming. |
| 1966 |
June, Arthur died aged 67 at 28 Orwell Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex aged 67, retired agricultural blacksmith. Informant was his daughter JE Tatam [Jean E, above] | ||
| 1980 | Florence died September aged 78 | ||
| BHTA [see genealogical chart] |
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