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The Bankers Battalion - 26th Royal Fusiliers
The Bankers Battalion - 26th Royal Fusiliers
Remembering the lives of those who served in the 26th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers, known as the "Bankers Battalion". Formed in July 1915, the Bankers Battalion took part in the battles at Flers-Courcelette and Transloy (Somme) in 1916, and in the battles of Messines, Pilckem Ridge and Menin Road in 1917.
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Born 1889
Died 1918
British Army B/19990 Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion
British Army B/19990 Corporal Royal Fusiliers
More about William Samuel Wright -
Born 1886
Died 1918
British Army B/19437 Acting Serjeant Royal Fusiliers
British Army B/19437 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion attached 3rd M.B.D.
British Army B/19437 Corporal (Acting Serjeant) Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
More about Cecil Henry Ilsley -
Born 1895
British Army B/23537 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion R.F.
British Army B23537 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th (Service Battalion)
More about Edward Christopher Midlen -
British Army GS/20346 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry
More about Norman Brown -
British Army GS/23098 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
British Army Lieutenant 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers
More about Stanley Clarence Clamp -
Died 1917
British Army 73898 107th T.R.
British Army GS/65561 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion
More about Archibald E Newton -
Born 1885
Died 1916
British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
More about Joseph Knowles Ireland -
Born 1882
Died 1917
British Army GS/41839 Private Royal Fusiliers
British Army 41839 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
More about Reuben Frederick Burgess -
Born 1887
Died 1965
British Army GS/19614 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
More about Frank Victor Jacoby -
Born 1896
Died 1975
British Army GS/19915 Corporal Royal Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment
British Army 19915 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
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More about Harold George Tickle -
Born 1884
Died 1918
British Army B/23201 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion
More about Frederick John Evans -
Born 1896
Died 1985
British Army 871545 Royal Artillery C.D.A.A. (Coastal Defence Anti Aircraft)
British Army 871545 Warrant Officer II Royal Artillery
British Army B/19434 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
More about Alfred Newton Lowry -
Born 1893
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion
More about Sydney Herbert Firth -
Born 1872
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers
British Army 5846 Private Royal Fusiliers
British Army Royal Fusiliers London Scottish
More about Peere William Nesham Farquharson