| Regimental number | 3088 |
| Place of birth | Wivelsfield, Sussex, England |
| School | Grenville State School, Osborne Park, Western Australia |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 9 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | Government Road, North Granville via Leederville, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 3.75" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Thomas Banfield, Government Road, North Granville via Leederville, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Adinkerko Military Cemetery, Furnes (Row B, Grave No. 10), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Thomas and Florence Miriam Banfield, 5 Wells Street, Bellevue, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Ismalia, 5 February 1916. Transferred to 48th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 3 March 1916. Transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery and posted to 112th Battery, 24th Howitzer Brigade, 17 March 1916. Transferred to Brigade Ammunition Column, Serapeum, 18 April 1916. Transferred to 112th Battery, 24th Howitzer Brigade, 23 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 3 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Transferred to 24th Field Artillery Brigade, France, 25 January 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 16 August 1917; admitted to 15th Corps Main Dressing Station, 16 August 1917 (multiple gun shot wounds); transferred to 39th Casualty Clearing Station, 16 August 1917; died of wounds, 24 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BANFIELD George William |