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Married: 14th August 1919. St George Hanover Square Registar Office.
Wife: Francisca Binns. nee: Figarol.
Died: 1957. Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:31043/1957.
Mother: Henrietta Binns. nee:.
William Johnstone Binns enlised with the Australian Army Medical corps on the 22nd of
June 1917 and disembarked at Plymouth, England on the 25th of August 1917. He was marched to the
Australian Army Training Battalion Depot at PARKHOUSE on the next day. He remaind in England
attatched to London Headquarters until he was attatched to the 2nd Australian General Hospital
and proceeded overseas the next day for France on the 1st of May 1918. After 3 months he was
posted to the 33rd Battalion as Regimental Medical Officer for
the Battalion. He was later recommended and was awarded the Military Cross.
12th October 1918
Captain; William Johnstone BINNS. A.A.M.C. attatched to 33rd BN, AIF. The
Conspicious Devotion to Duty and the Highest Courage. Captain BINNS acted as Regimental Medical
Officer during the operations near BONY from 29th Septemberto the 2nd October 1918. Throughout the
operations he was untiring in his efforts and worked with the greatest zeal, skill and thoughtfulness.
He displayed the keenest concern towards his patients and never once spared himself, although he
had established four different AID POSTS, all exceptionally close to our leading troops. He tendered
to the wounded in the open under heavy fire and his courageous, sympathetic and careful and
efficient organisation and judgement, the wounded were most expeditiously evacuated. The value
of this very gallant officer's work cannot be overestimated.
Brigadier General: Henry Arthur GODDARD.CMG DSO
Commanding Officer, 9th Infantry Brigade.
London Gazette: 18th March 1919. Page 3251 position 9.
Commonwealth Gazette: 17th June 1919. page 1011 position 26.
William remained in France after the war had ended and 6 months later returned to england on the
6th of May 1919 and was granted leave until the 12th of May. william was the relieving Medical
Officer at CODFORD and was again granted leave from the 15th until the 30th of August 1919 as he
was married whilst on Active Service on the 14th of August. William and his wife returned to
Australia on the 1st of December 1919 and williams Commission was terminated on the 8th of
January 1920.
William was a single 36 year old Medical Practitioner from Kogarah, N.S.W. upon enlistment. His father Frederick lived at
"Deuaran" Belgrave Street, Kogarah, N.S.W.
(Australian National Archives)
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