The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W Banks

Private William BANKS, S/644, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, France and Flanders, 22nd February 1915, age 42.

Born New Brompton, Chatham, Kent, son of Henry and Harriett Stevens, of 53, Salisbury Buildings, Munton Road, New Kent Road, London.

20th October 1912, St Matthews, Newington, married Sarah Harriet Granshaw, widow, 392 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE.

Previously served in 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, time expired.

Enlisted Bermondsey, SE, age 40 years & 266 days, height 5 ft 4¼ inches, weight 140 lbs, tattoo right? forearm hand & shamrock, horses head & whip, hazel eyes, dark brown hair. Teeth defective. Resided Bermondsey, SE. Formerly Stevedore.

Home 8th September 1914 to 25th January 1915; BEF 26th January 1915 to 22nd February 1915.

8th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th September 1914, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th December 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 26th January 1915, BEF & posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

11th October 1915, pension of 15 shillings a week awarded to widow Mrs S H Stevens, 88 Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe SE / 33 or 53 Salisbury Buildings, Murton Road, New Kent Road, SE. 5/- in respect of age to be paid as from 13th September 1915 to 10th October 1915.

Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 45 and 47, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

NOTE: "STEVENS," the true family name.

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