BANNISTER, Rupert Theodore Algernon
| Service Number: | 2036 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 4 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Penrith Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium Grave Ref C5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Duri Honor Roll WW1, Duri Warral Honour Roll, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Armidale, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2036 awm_unit: 9th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
Additional information on his parents
Rupert Theodore BANNISTER parents were
Father : William Henry BANNISTER
Birth Abt. 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire England
Death 19 Aug 1936 in Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Mother: Mary STANLEY
Birth 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death 1933 in Auburn, NSW, Australia
They married on 13th September, 1883 in Wigan,Lancashire, England
Submitted 8 June 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rupert Theodore Algernon BANNISTER was born in 1889 in Tamworth according to his war record , although his birth is registered in Penrith NSW
His parents were William Henry BANNISTER & Mary STANLEY who married in Wigan, Lancashire on 13th September, 1883
He enlisted in April, 1916 with the 33rd Battalion - they embarked from Sydney on 24th August, 1916 on ANCHISES & he was transferred to 9th machine Gun Company on 16th Jan, 1917
Rupert was killed in Action on 8th June , 1917 in Messines, Belgium
He is buried in Toronto Ave Cemetery, Belgium Row C grave no.5,
He is also listed on the Penrith Honour Roll
http://penrithhistory.com/memories-of-war/war-memorials/memory-park-penrith/ (penrithhistory.com)
ARTICLES from NEWSPAPERS
DAILY OBSERVER TAMWORTH - 26th August, 1916
A large gathering of the friends of Private Rupert Bannister assembled at the residence of Mr. J. Pike here last tuesday night to say farewell prior to his departure for the front
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - 7th July, 1917
BANNISTER - Killed in action in the field on June 8, 1917, Rupert Bannister beloved son of W H Bannister and brother of Ruth, Dorothy, Harold (on active service). He died as he lived - nobly.
DAILY OBSERVER TAMWORTH - 1919
ROLL OF HONOUR - BANNISTER
In loving remembrance of Private Rupert Bannister killed in action June 8, 1917. Gone but not forgotten - inserted by his loving friends R Maunder and family
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