George BANES

Regimental number	1509
Place of birth	Port Fairy, Victoria
Other Names	BANES, G
School	Warrnambool State School, Victoria
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Labourer
Address	Fairy Street, Warnambool, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	42
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs M Banes, Fairy Street, Warnambool, Victoria
Previous military service	Nil
Enlistment date	16 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	16 December 1914
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	6th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/23/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	15O9
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	6th Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 8 May 1915
Place of death or wounding	Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death	18 May 1915
Age at death	46
Age at death from cemetery records	46
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: George and Margaret Banes, Fairy Street, Warrnambool, Victoria
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal