Edward Binney was born 1st quarter 1890 in the district of Chester le Street, one of 7 children, 4 boys, 3 girls, of whom 2 died in infancy, gender unknown, born to Edward Binney Snr. 1852 Wallsend, Northumberland and Dorothy Jane Hamilton 1856 Waldridge, County Durham. Edward and Dorothy Jane were married in the district of Chester le Street, June 1874, setting up home in Chester Moor by 1881. George Jnr.’s mother died in 1899, aged 47, when he was only 4 years old, his widowed father moved with the family to 27, Railway Street, Craghead and continued his employment as a coal miner. In 1911 at the age of 21 Edward Jnr. had followed in his father’s footsteps and was also working at the colliery.
Edward Binney enlisted at the outbreak of the Great War and was assigned as Private 75 Royal Army Medical Corp, he was posted to France, December 12th 1914. His service record was one of many destroyed during the blitz of WW2 and unfortunately this is all we know about this episode of his life. Acting Corporal 75 Edward Binney R.A.M.C. was discharged February 26th 1919 and awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Edward Binney died in Gateshead, 1922.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
Edward Binney is remembered as serving on Craghead's School Roll of Honour C120.02, (unveiled November 1921), he is not on St Thomas' Roll of Honour, (unveiled April 1922). His name is out of sequence but included on C120.01 (unveiled November 1922) and is included on the Methodist Stained Glass Window C120.07 (unveiled April 1924)