In Memory Of

BANKS, EDWARD WILLIAM

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 777836
Rank:
 Flight Sergeant
Unit:
 156 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
 1943-05-13
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Lancaster Bomber ED857 whilst on a bombing raid over Duisberg on the 12-13th May 1943
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 5. B. 7.
Cemetery:
 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country:
 Germany
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D F M
Citations:
 LG Sup 20 July 1945 pg. 3783 - "This N.C.O. has carried out 34 operations against Germany, Italy and enemy occupied territory, 27 of which have been with this Squadron. Flight Sergeant Banks has displayed great efficiency as a bomb aimer and it is entirely due to his knowledge that he has brought back photographic evidence of his good work which has materially contributed to the success of many operations carried out by this crew. At all times he has displayed skill and courage to a high degree and devotion to duty in all his work."
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