Edward W. Bingham

Surgeon Captain Edward W. Bingham OBE, was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer who had the rare third clasp added to his Polar Medal.

Edward W. Bingham
Edward Bingham (on the right), FIDS commander, in the Antarctic Dec 1945
Born2 January 1901
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland, UK
Died1 September 1993 (1993-10) (aged 92)
Halstock, Dorset, England, UK
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1928 - 1957
RankSurgeon Captain
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsPolar Medal
Order of the British Empire
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