Private Ernest Banks

Army Number: 24850

Battalion: 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Willenhall, Staffordshire and lived at 12 New Hall Street, Willenhall. Son of Edward and Sarah Banks, of 1 Hall Street, Willenhall. Husband of Ann Maria Banks, of 61, New Street, Portobello, Staffordshire. He was an iron padlock locksmith prior to enlisting at Darlaston, Staffordshire. He died of wounds, 5th August 1916, aged 30.

Buried Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France. Plot 6. Row L. Grave 3.

Private Ernest Banks is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Willenhall War Memorial, Willenhall, Staffordshire.