Private 19693 Thomas Banks
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn
Theatre of War: France and Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: France and Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 10/07/1915
Age at death: 34
Date of death: 23rd of July 1917
(Monday)
Born: St Helens Lancs
Resided: Widnes
Burial / Memorial: Perth Cemetery China Wall- Spec Mem A1 -
BMD details:
Birth of Thomas reg Q1 1883 Prescot
Marriage of Thomas to Alice Riley Huyton St Michael 1909
Census details:
1891 : Thomas 8 b St Helens a scholar is living with his parents Thomas and Ann and siblings William, Anne and Mary at Albert Street, Windle St Helens
1901: Thomas 18 an Iron Worker at the Iron Works is living with his parents Thomas and Ann at Greens Row, Whiston, Prescot
1911 : Thomas 28 an Iron Worker is living with his wife Alice and mother Ann at 17 Sutton's Lane, Widnes
Notes:
CWGC has Thomas born Widnes although he was in fact born in St Helens
[pic]/slmgc/Thomas_Banks.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Thomas Banks
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M. and FAG)[/caption]
Thomas attested 6 July 1915 at Widnes. He was aged 32, a labourer and gave his address as 17 Sutton's Lane, Widnes
SHROH ref. 3530