Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 168619

Reference: WO372/1

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0168743

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6626036

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Janet34017

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0186817

Additional: The forename, middle initial, surname, rank, regiment and service number all match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6626178

Title: casualty details for Banks, James F

Description: This source records the death of James (21 August 1915) and also where he is commemorated (Helles memorial)

Connected by: Janet34017

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/698472/BANKS,%20JAMES%20F
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Additional: The names, rank, regiment and number all match. This record also gives family details, naming James as the son of Mrs Emily Banks of Marfleet Street, Hull

Source information

ID: 6626218

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Janet34017

UPP: GBC/1891/0027085732

Additional: The names, age, birthplace and name of the mother all match known facts about James.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6626290

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Janet34017

UPP: GBC/1901/0028430669

Additional: This census return shows James, his parents and his younger siblings at their home.The names, age and place of birth of James all match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6627684

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Janet34017

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28669/0099/1

Additional: This census return recorded James's widowed mother and four of his siblings at the family home in Sculcoates, Hull. James was not at home - he was in barracks in Aldershot (see separate 1911 census return.)

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6627734

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Janet34017

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03123/0319/1

Additional: In 1911 James was at Salamanca Barracks, Wellington Lines, Aldershot. He was serving in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was a lance/corporal - name, rank, regiment, age and place of birth fit known facts about this soldier.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6638747

Title: Life story of Private Harold Banks

Description: Life story of James's brother

Connected by: Janet34017

URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/168048
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Additional: Harold Banks was James's younger brother. The 1901 census return recorded them together in the family home in Garden Terrace, Courtney Street, Hull.

Source information

ID: 7318713

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/550449

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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