Detail victim

Personal data

• Name BANKS
• Initials GW
• First name GEORGE WALTER
• Place of birth Granville
• Country New South Wales, Australia
• Last residence Granville, New South Wales
• Family Son of Mary Ann and William Banks, of 12, Hope St., Granville, New South Wales.
• Profession Salesman

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Enlisted 17 July 1915; Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
• Service number 2331
• Rank Corporal
• Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 5th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
• Division - Brigade 5th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 2nd Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarked 5 October 1915, Sydney; Appointed Lance Corporal 1 November 1917; 3 October 1917 proceeded to France

Death

• Wounded 4 May 1917 gunshot wound right thigh
  6 November 1917 multiple shot wounds (right thigh, legs)
• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds on legs and thighs in n°3 Can CCS
• Date of death 9 November 1917
• Died at the age of 24
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXII - AA - 6

Media

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Link to military files

 

Print these data

Back to search results