Description
India General Service Medal, bar Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, 47994 Lance Corporal Percy Alfred Bing, Machine Gun Corps, Served MGC Cavalry and Military Mounted Police during World War 1.
Officially impressed: “47994 Pte P.A. Bing. M.G.C.”
Confirmed on the medal roll, also earning the WW1 pair named to the MMP.
During the Afghanistan Campaign in 1919 Pte Bing served with the 15th Squadron of Machine Gun Corps Cavalry.
Unusual to see to the Cavalry section of the Machine Gun Corps.
Private Bing, later P/19724 would also served in the Mounted component of the Military Police, the MMP or Military Mounted Police.
Before seeing active service he served with the R.E.K.M.R. or Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles, aka Royal East Kent Yeomanry
First landed into France during WW1 on 5th December 1917, and served throughout to the end of the war on active service from 5th Dec 1917 until 11th Nov 1818.
His home address was noted at 5 Winchurch Street, Centerbury.
After the war he re-enlisted into the Military Police with the new number 7683274, he was 32 years old at the time on 7th August 1920.
Percy Alfred Bing was born on 12th August 1888 in Canterbury, Kent.
In later life during 1939 he lived in Essex and was an Automobile Assistant “Road Patrol?”
The 1921 Census lists him serving as an Army Corporal in the Military Mounted Police. stationed in Dover.
He died during 1968 in Chatham Kent, aged about 80.
He was not the most fortunate in love, his wife cheated on him during 1934 which results in the following local news article:
“KENT DIVORCE
A decree nisi with costs was granted on Monday to Percy A. Bing, now of Braintree, against his wife, Lily, on the ground of her Adultery with a co-respondent named Douglas Mannings, at Canterbury, where it was alleged they lived as man and wife.
The marriage was in 1915 and the parties lived at Wincheap Street, Canterbury.
There were 2 children and co-respondent lived next door to petitioner, who left his wife in 1924 after quarrels.”
The earlier marriage from the Kentish Gazette, 22nd Apr 1916:
“MARRIAGES
Bing – Le Count – On December 5th at St Pauls Church, St Leonards on Sea, by the Rev H Boyd, Private Percy A. Bing, R.E.K.M.R., youngest son of the late George Fill Bing, of Canterbury, to Lily, youngest daughter of the late George Le Count, of Walthamstow.”
