Son of the late William and Mary Banks; husband of Annie Banks, of 10, King Street, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Wounded September 1915. Wrongly recorded as 10th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment on Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour.
Banks, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Banks
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Barnsley, Yorkshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 34
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 23rd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2778
- Regiment: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: South Kirkby, Yorkshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Mary the Virgin (Deane) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/08/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S17*