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|Surname and forenames=Banks George | |Surname and forenames=Banks George | ||
|Army number=4451922 | |Army number=4451922 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Lance Corporal. |
|Date of birth=Born County Durham, probably 1920/21. | |Date of birth=Born County Durham, probably 1920/21. | ||
| − | |Age=23 | + | |Age=23 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date. Posted 10th | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests 1938 or early 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - possibly 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland?. Served Normandy. Reported missing 19/8/1944. Reported missing, now presumed killed in action 19/8/1944. KILLED in ACTION 19/8/44 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=19-Aug-44 | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| − | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Bessie Banks, husband of Sheila Banks, West Auckland. | + | |Company/Battery=Company not yet known. |
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=Possibly 1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Reported wounded July 1944. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=19-Aug-44. No known grave. Commemorated Panel 17, Column 1, Bayeux Memorial. | ||
| + | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Bessie Banks, husband of Sheila Banks, West Auckland. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 14 February 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Banks George
Army number 4451922
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born County Durham, probably 1920/21.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests 1938 or early 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - possibly 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland?. Served Normandy. Reported missing 19/8/1944. Reported missing, now presumed killed in action 19/8/1944. KILLED in ACTION 19/8/44 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Possibly 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Lance Corporal.
Wounded Reported wounded July 1944.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 19-Aug-44. No known grave. Commemorated Panel 17, Column 1, Bayeux Memorial.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Bessie Banks, husband of Sheila Banks, West Auckland.
Source table 10DLI
