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John Banks - Yks

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Forename John
Surname Banks - Yks
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 33
Address 478 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Sergeant
Occupation or place of work Sergeant instructor
Regiment Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Batt
Day of Death 3
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Arras Memorial
Regiment Number 241335
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of Mr & Mrs John Banks. Husband of Hannah, Airedale, Castleford, Yorks.
CWGC, Ancestry, Pemberton Colliery Boys School Records
WO 9/6/17