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|Surname and forenames=Banks George
 
|Surname and forenames=Banks George
 
|Army number=4451922
 
|Army number=4451922
|Rank=L/Cpl
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|Rank=Lance Corporal.
|Age=23
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|Date of birth=Born County Durham, probably 1920/21.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, KILLED in ACTION 19/8/44  with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Age=23 at the time of his death.
|Died/Killed in action=19-Aug-44
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|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.
|Home address=Son of Joseph and Bessie Banks, husband of Sheila Banks, West Auckland.  Commemorated Panel 17, Column 1, Bayeux Memorial.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=Possibly 1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal.
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|Wounded=Reported wounded July 1944.
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|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=19-Aug-44.  No known grave.  Commemorated Panel 17, Column 1, Bayeux Memorial.
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|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 19:31, 14 February 2022

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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