Regimental number | 19 |
Place of birth | Charleville Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Barakula, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Thomas Bannister, Mitchell, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship an individual in the Headquarters embarked. Two ships left Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion: HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915 | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship an individual in the Headquarters embarked. Two ships left Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion: HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915 | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas John and Elizabeth Bannister. Born at Charleville, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |