Born Butterwick, Lincolnshire, 1896. Enlisted Hull. Third son of George Banks and Eliza Mary Fowler, of 29 Gilliatt Street Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire (CWGC address). Son of a Carter. He had three brothers and three sisters. A single man
Enlisted in the Hull Pals, aged 19. Served with the 13th EYR in Egypt and France. Survived the Battles of the Somme and Oppy Wood. Transferred to the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in action, on 07/10/1918, aged 23. He is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.
His army effects were left to his mother, Eliza Mary.
First name:
GEORGE THOMAS
Regiment:
Military Number:
13/1033
Rank:
Private
Date Died
07/10/1918
Place died:
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL,PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
23
29 Gilliatt Street Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Place Buried
