Regimental number | 3484 |
Place of birth | Rye Park, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rye Park, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, H O Banks, Rye Park, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Place of burial | AIF Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row K, Grave No 13), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Rye Park Cemetery, New South Wales. Headstone inscription reads: 'Greater Love Hath No Man'. Parents: Grace (d. 20 July 1914, aged 65; bu. Rye Park) and Henry Banks (d. 10 August 1916, aged 82; bu. Rye Park). Date of death of Stanley Banks given on Rye Park headstone as 2 September 1917. |
Other details | Taken on strength, 16th Bn, France, 2 April 1916. |