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Edward Colin BANKS

Regimental number5031
Place of birthWollongong New South Wales
SchoolRose Hill Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
AddressKogarah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs A. Banks, George Street, Clyde, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No.2 (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Amelia Banks, Station Road, Auburn, New South Wales. Born at Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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