BANKS, Robert
| Service Number: | 2150 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Wounds, Melbourne, Australia, 16 October 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Leongatha Cemetery Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2150, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2150, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Melbourne | |
| 16 Oct 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 2150, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2150 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-16 |
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Trooper RobertBANKS 2150 4th Light Horse Regiment
Next of Kin His wife, Mrs. Louisa Jane Banks of Koonwarra
Physical details on enlistment Age 26 years 4 months, 5’6”, 10 stone, blue eyes and brown hair
Date and place of death
He died in Caulfield Hospital Melbourne on 16/10/1918 of wounds received in action in the Jordan Valley aged 29
Military History
• He attended Sale State School
• 4/9/15 He enlisted in Melbourne
• He was a member of the Leongatha Rifle Club
• 9/3/16 He embarked Melbourne on the HMAT Katuna
• 16/4/16 He arrived in Egypt
• 27/4/16 He suffered from influenza
• 31/10/17 He was in the action known as the charge on Beersheba.
• 4/5/18 He was seriously wounded in action in the Jordan Valley when a bullet entered his spine and he suffered from immediate paralysis of the lower limbs, bladder and rectum. Being paralyzed from the waist down he suffered badly. His wife received inaccurate information about his injuries but finally received a correct report.
• 3/8/18 He embarked for Australia on the ‘Karoola’
• 4/9/18 On arrival in Melbourne he was transferred to Caulfield hospital
• 16/10/18 He died in Caulfield Hospital aged 29
• 18/10/18 Arrangements were being made for his remains to be transferred to Leongatha for burial in the Leongatha Cemetery.
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