We remember Arthur Henry Banks

We remember Arthur Henry Banks

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1889
birth Rotherhithe United Kingdom Source:167365 7th May 1889
1908
enlistment Woolwich United Kingdom Source:167365 23rd April 1908
1918
service British Army Corporal 50564 Royal Field Artillery C Battery 82nd Brigade Source:167365 9th September 1918
marriage Margaret Finn Source:167365
service British Army Corporal 50564 Royal Field Artillery Source:167365
1918
death Killed in Action "about to pull out after 40 days heavy fighting" (B MacMahon RC Chaplain). "...a shell burst on the road and killed him and his horse instantly." (Maj F J Rice) Lieramont, Somme France Source:7160639 Source:167365 9th September 1918
burial Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme the banks of the Canal du Nord near Moislains France Source:7160639 Source:167365

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Arthur Henry
Initials AH
Last Name Banks
Source 167365
First Names Arthur H
Initials AH
Last Name Banks
Source 167365
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 50564 Royal Field Artillery Corporal
British Army 50564 Royal Field Artillery C Battery 82nd Brigade Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Banks nee Brooker mother
Henry Banks father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Finn wife
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Dk blue Light brown
DateHeightSource
1908 5'7"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1908-04-23 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

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  • Corporal Arthur Henry Banks 50564 RFA
    In uniform, taken from group photograph, place unknown

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    John27246

  • P1 letter from Maj F J Rice, CO 82nd Bde
    Letter dated 12 September 1918 from my Grandfather's CO informing my Grandmother of the circumstances surrounding her husband's death

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    John27246

  • p2 of letter from Maj F J Rice, CO 82nd Bde
    Letter dated 12 September 1918 from my Grandfather's CO informing my Grandmother of the circumstances surrounding her husband's death.

    Contributed by:
    John27246

  • Lance Corporal Arthur Henry Banks with comrades
    The group of 7 is standing / sitting outside what looks like a bell tent. My Grandfather is is full uniform, the others are in vests and trousers with boots off and to the front. It looks as if they are kit cleaning.

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    John27246

  • Arthur Henry Banks
    Arthur Henry Banks in unknown army uniform. He joined up in 1908 and this looks like an early photo from his military service.

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    John27246

  • Arthur Henry Banks
    By 1914, he had been orderly and, later, butler in the officers' mess and this is, perhaps, his uniform. Photo taken at A Eldridge studio, Brookwood, year unknown.

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    John27246

  • Cpl Arthur Henry Banks
    In uniform, seated front left, with 3 unknown comrades

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    John27246

  • Cpl Arthur Henry Banks
    My Grandfather is front left, in uniform, with 3 comrades

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    John27246

  • Corporal Arthur Henry Banks 50564 RFA
    in uniform; isolated and taken from a group photograph

    Contributed by:
    John27246

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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P1 letter from Maj F J Rice, CO 82nd Bde John27246
p2 of letter from Maj F J Rice, CO 82nd Bde John27246
Lance Corporal Arthur Henry Banks with comrades John27246
Arthur Henry Banks John27246
Arthur Henry Banks John27246
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We remember Arthur Henry Banks

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