Regimental number | 1805 |
School | Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | University of Melbourne |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Royal Park, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Banks, Oxford Avenue, Royal Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Wesley College (comissioned) (Compulsory Miliary Training scheme); University Rifles, Melbourne (Citizen Military Forces). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Second year medical student when he enlisted August 1915. Passed successfully through AIF Officers' School, Broadmeadows, but was too young to be commissioned. Arrived in France 16 October 1916; joined battalion on 8 November 1916. Wounded dangerously on 14 November 1916; died 21 November 1916 in 1 AGH, Rouen, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Guedecourt, nr Bapaume, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen (Block O, Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Emma jane Banks, 272 The Avenue, Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |