Robert Inglis Binning

Rank

Captain

Medals

1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches

Regiment

Indian Medical Service

Military Service

Binning joined the IMS as a Lieutenant on 31st July 1909 and by 1912
he is shown in the Indian Army List of that year as attached to 90th
Punjabis.
Promoted captain in 1912
It is difficult to trace Binning’s war service but given that he receives a
Mention in Haig’s Despatch published on 15th June 1916 it suggests
that he had been in France for some time prior to that date. It is most
likely that he was already serving with the 7th (Meerut) Division which
arrived from India in October 1914.
The division was transferred to Mesopotamia before April 1916 and
became part of III Indian Army Corps. Binning’s Medal Index Card
shows he served with the 130th Indian Field Ambulance which was
attached to 92nd Punjabis, 19th Brigade.

Born

4th May 1885 Rangoon Burma

Death

16th August 1916

Circumstances of death

Died of fever

Age

Burial

Basra War Cemetery, V. J. 3

CWGC Information

Husband of Mrs. Binning, of 2, Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow

Parents

John Binning (1844-1922) & Ellen Graham (c1852-1916) married
Rangoon 1878

Fathers Occupation

East India Merchant

Siblings

William G (1879-), Jean (1882-)

Spouse

Dorothy A Clarke married 11th November 1915, no children

Education

Glasgow Academy
University of Glasgow MB ChB 1907

Occupation

Resident medical officer in the Western Infirmary and the Royal
Infirmary, both Glasgow, before joining the IMS.

1891 Census

Princes Terrace, Dowanhill, Glasgow. Robert is living with his
widowed grandfather Robert Binning and 4 unmarried aunts.

1901 Census

26 Albion Street, Partick, Glasgow

1911 Census

In India

Home Address

Parents’ address 1916 – Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow

Glasgow Necropolis

Compartment Zeta Lair 181

Other Memorials

Scottish National War Memorial
Glasgow Royal Infirmary War Memorial

Other Information

Died intestate

Acknowledgements and Sources

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