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Surname: BINNS
Forename(s): Lewis
Place of Birth: Cowling, Yorkshire
Service No: 4177
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 'D' Coy 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 35
Date of Death: 1916-09-15
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: V. L. 10.
CWGC Cemetery: LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: COWLING, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: CROSSHILLS, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KILDWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: SUTTON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Lewis Binns was the son of Thomas and Sarah Binns, née Hopkinson. Both parents were born at Cowling, Yorkshire.
1881 Cowling, Yorkshire Census: Higher Lane House Farm, Ickornshaw - Louis Binns, aged 5 months, born Cowling, son of Thomas and Sarah Binns.
1891 Cowling, Yorkshire Census: Middleton - Louis Binns, aged 10 years, born Cowling, son of Thomas and Sarah Binns.
Lewis was married to Hannah Maria Hustler in 1900. Hannah was the daughter of William and Mary Ann Bland, née Hustler (married 3 July 1880). Hannah was the sister of Private George Bland (3/12826) (q.v.).
1901 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: 6, Croft House Terrace - Lewis Binns, aged 20 years, born Skipton, Yorkshire. [Lewis, his wife Hannah M. and daughter, Gladys were living with Hannah's parents, William and Mary A. Bland.]
1911 Glusburn, Yorkshire Census: 3, White Abbey - Lewis Binns, aged 30 years, born Cowling, Yorkshire, husband of Hannah Maria Binns.
The British Army Service Record for Lewis Binns exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Lewis Binns, 6/4177, W. Rid. R. K. in A. 15.9.16.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Lewis Binns, 6/4177, 1/6 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 15.9.16.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Lewis Binns, 4177, 1/6th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 15.9.16. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow and Sole Legatee - Hannah M. £0 10s. 0d.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Lewis Binns, 4177, 1/6th Bn W. Riding Rgt. Date and Place of Death: 15.9.16 in action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow and Sole Legatee - Hannah M. £7 17s. 1d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Lewis. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Hannah Marie, born 18.11.79. Address: 5, White Abbey, Green Lane, Glusburn, Yorkshire. Children: Ivy, born 10.4.03. Herbert, born 20.8.09.
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BINNS, L., West Riding Regiment, of White Abbey Lane, [Glusburn], killed in action Sept. 15, 1916.
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Private Lewis BINNS

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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