WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| J10747 | A/B Frank M Wilson | born 1894 | |
| Service record | Frank enlisted on 24th January 1912 in the Royal Navy
for a 12 year engagement. DoB given as 24 January 1894 at Bingham. His occupation was errand boy. He was 5’3½” on enlistment but on completion of service was 5’4½. His chest was 35” (36”), his hair dark brown and eyes hazel. He began his naval career on HMS Ganges, a training ship for boys. He passed his swimming test 13.10.14 and was trained on “mining” the following month. Having served on a variety of ships (see navy record for details) he was transferred to the reserve in 1929. He was paid his war gratuity in 1914 whilst serving on HMS Inflexible. He spent seven days in the cells in March 1923 for an unspecified offence. Despite this his conduct was most usually described as “VG”. His longer attachments included periods at Gallipoli, The Mediterranean, North UK waters including the battle of Jutland and the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow, the Turkish crises of 1922/3 and he may even have witnessed the argument between two commanders over which dance band to engage for a ship’s dance in Malta in 1928! |
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Family history etc
| A/B Frank Marshall Wilson | |||
| 1894 | born 24 January 1894, Bingham | ||
| Census 1901 | Lived on Newgate St with: Father: James Walter Wilson b 1861 Nottingham Mother: Elizabeth b. 1861 in Broxholm, Lincs Siblings: Mabel b. 1889 in Nottingham Edgar b. 1890 Sheffield Arthur b. 1892 Bingham Gerty b. 1897 Bingham John W b. 1900 Bingham |
builder and contractor |
Lived at Batttersby House with yard next door Edgar served in MGC Arthur served in RN then RAF |
| Census 1911 | Living at RN Training school Harwich | Boy 2nd class Royal Navy, HMS Ganges II Training ship for boys | |
| 1939 Register | The Gables, Nottingham Road, Bingham: James Walter Wilson, b. 26 Jan 1861, married Elizabeth Wilson, b. 28 Feb 1861 Frank Marshall Wilson, b. 24 Jan 1894, single John William Wilson, b. 20 Aug 1899, single Mary Ellen Wilson (later Rowe), b 4 Aug 1901, single Edward Philip Day, b. 27 Oct 1881, single |
Master Builder Unpaid domestic duties Assistant Porter, Poor Law Institution [Royal Naval Pensioner] Bricklayer journeyman Unpaid domestic duties Head Master Elementary School |
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| 1943 | Frank married Edith Foster (divorced, formerly Wilkinson) at Nottingham Register Office on 30th January 1943. Both lived at 72 Nottingham Road, New Basford. He was aged 49, she was 37. | Frank was described as “Able Seaman J10747 Royal Navy (Hospital
Engineer)”. Edith was a fried fish shop keeper. His father was a Building Contractor (deceased); hers a railway engine driver. |
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| 1963 | Frank died at Hawtonville Hospital, Newark, 23rd August 1963 aged 69. Home address 9 Fisher Lane, Bingham. Effects £416 5s. to widow Edith Wilson | ||