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Military service
Service number:
178154
Age:
38
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
February 13, 1878
Enlistment:
Montreal, Québec
Death:
September 19, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of William and Mary Banks, of 11, Oakfield Rd., Bristol, England; husband of Florence A. Banks, of Ompah, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Edward Henry Banks
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Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens). -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 881 of 1072 -
Photo of Edward Henry Banks
In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial Book
In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of EDWARD HENRY BANKS
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me. -
Memorial
Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens ... May 2022 -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens ... May 2022 -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens ... May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 50 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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