Rear-Admiral The Honourable Edward Barry Stewart Bingham, VC, OBE (26 July 1881 – 24 September 1939) served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in engaging the German fleet during the Battle of Jutland.

The third son of Lord Clanmorris, Edward Bingham was born in Bangor Castle, County Down, Ireland.

[1] At the beginning of the First World War, he was appointed Commander (Executive Officer) of HMS Invincible, which saw action at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914.

He led his division in their attack, first on enemy destroyers and then on the battle cruisers of the German High Seas Fleet.

He was quickly caught and when the items were valued with help from the Imperial War Museum, at tens of thousands of pounds,[4] the thief was charged with a major theft.