Basic Details
Surname
Binns
Forenames
Sam
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married to Millicent and they had seven children, the oldest 10 and the youngest (twins) 3 months. He worked in a chemical works before the war and was killed at Pourey Wood, his body being found by a chaplain after 2 days. He was found to be commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial they researched but he is on the Soissons memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Pourey Wood, Rheims
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
20
Age at death
34
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action