WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 108193 | Private Albert Cowdell | 52nd Battery Machine Gun Corps 211th Co MGC |
Born 1898 |
| AVL | Two addresses with same service details: Fisher Lane; Morris Row. |
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| Roll of Honour | Served in Egypt and Western Front. But medal card does not show theatre of war. | ||
| Long Long Trail web site | 52nd MG Company : Moved to France and joined 17th Division,
17 February 1916 at Reninghelst [SW of Ypres]. Moved into No 17 Bn, MGC
24 February 1918. 211th MG Company: Formed by 15 September 1917 in XXI Corps in Palestine, joined 52nd Division 1/4/1918, joined 52 MG Battalion 28 April 1918 |
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Family history etc
| 108193 | Private Albert Cowdell | ||
| 1898 | Born Bingham |
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| The census shows that two Albert Cowdells were born in 1897/8. It is quite possible both served but only one was counted in the Roll of Honour, although we have found a medal card for only one. There are two possible families for Albert; so far we have not identified the correct line. The situation is not helped by the Absent Voters List showing the same service details for Albert for Fisher Lane (with Frederick) and again for Morris Row (Newgate Street)(with Herbert). With no service records available it is impossible to decide! There may be a clerical error here. On balance the Fisher Lane family seems most likely. | |||
| ALTERNATIVE FAMILY HISTORY - 1 | |||
| Census 1901 | Living on Long Acre, Bingham Father: John Cowdell, b 1868 Bingham, Mother: Ann, b 1868 Shelford Siblings: John, b1887 William, b 1889 (m Lucy Scothern 1910) Samuel, b 1891 Herbert, b 1895 (m Alice Wright 1926) Harriett, b 1896 Elsie, b 1900 |
Agricultural Labourer Horseman on Farm Horseman on Farm |
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| Census 1911 | Living in Needham Street, Bingham Father: John Mother: Ann Siblings: John Samuel Herbert (d Dec qtr 1874) Harriett Hilda, b 1902 Ernest, b 1904 Nellie, b 1906 Thomas, b 1908 Arthur, b 1911 |
At school labourer farm labourer farm labourer |
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| ALTERNATIVE FAMILY HISTORY - 2 | |||
| Census 1901 alternative | Living in Fisher Lane, Bingham with: Father: James, b 1865 widower Siblings: Rose, b 1892 Arthur, b 1894 Fred, b 1896 Alice, b 1900 |
Bricklayer’s labourer |
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| Census 1911 alternative< | Living in Fisher Lane, Bingham with: Father: James, b 1865 (widower) Siblings: Rose Arthur Fred |
At school Bricklayer’s labourer Farm Labourer |
Arthur could be the A Cowdell listed on the Roll of Honour) Frederick served in WW1 |
| A,D,H and W Cowdell were members of the Bingham branch of The Royal British Legion | |||