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BANKS, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX45682 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Bungal, Victoria, Australia, 13 February 1906 |
Home Town: | Mount Wallace, Moorabool, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 17 June 1941, aged 35 years |
Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row M, Grave 17 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Wallace District Honor Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX45682, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX45682, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
17 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, VX45682, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter |
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2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Rank - Privat
Son of Robert and Sarah Banks, of Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia.