BANBURY, Frederick
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
9 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Queens Own Royal West Kent
Service:
Army
Number:
5678008
Born:
Thursday, September 2, 1915
Died :
Sunday, March 19, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
28
Cemetery/Memorial:
Corporal Frederick Banbury, 5 Troop, was killed in action during an operation against German forces in the wadis near the Anzio beachhead, Italy. Son of Albert Ernest and Constance Maude Downs Banbury, of Maidstone, Kent.
Frederick Banbury was educated at Woodford House, Birchington and later played cricket for Birchington and other local clubs. In 1939 Frederick was single and employed as a Shop Assistant, Men's Outfitters. His two brothers Albert and Magnus served in the RAF and the RAMC respectively.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/74 (extract below).
[3] Westminster Abbey Commando ROH.
[4] Linked Content below shows detail of operation.
[5] The 1939 Register covering Maidstone.
[6] Thanet Advertiser 18 April 1944, page 3.
[7] Photo in No.9 Cdo. Gallery of 5 Troop with signatures on reverse [view.....].
Notes
CWGC do not show Commando service; Sources [2], [3] and [6] show Commando service.
Alexandra Gilbert adds a family history [here......].
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