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BANKO, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2519 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2519, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2519, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Family in service
Bill's brother's also enlisted 1921-1923 respectively. Alexander, James and John Banko.
Submitted 25 April 2019 by Margaret Keogh
Age
At the age of 28, Bill Banko answered the call to arms and was killed in 1917. Kyneton district War Memorial lists william Banko as one of the Fallen. He is also listed on the Kerang War Memorial.
Submitted 25 April 2019 by Margaret Keogh
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