John Robert Banks (c.1886-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- BANKS, JOHN ROBERT. Private. No 241511. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Sheffield, enlisted Huddersfield. Died as a Prisoner of War in Germany, 12.9.1917. Buried in HAMBURG CEMETERY, OHLSDORF, GERMANY. Grave location:- Plot 1, Row E, Grave 2.
- ROH:- St. Stephen's Church, Rashcliffe.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private BANKS
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Friday, October 12, 1917
- record ID: 902129
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #902129)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #168677)