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Surname: BANNISTER
Forename(s): Walter
Place of Birth: Nelson, Lancashire
Service No: 28557
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion
Division: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1918-10-30
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: B. 8.
CWGC Cemetery: VENDEGIES CROSS ROADS BRITISH CEMETERY, BERMERAIN
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Walter Bannister was the son of John and Alice Bannister, née Whitaker. and brother of Private William Henry Bannister [204711] (q.v.). Their father was born at Nelson and mother at Trawden, Lancashire.
1891 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 16, Roberts Street - Walter Bannister, aged 8 years, born Nelson, son of John and [stepson of] Mary J. Bannister.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 26, Essex Street - Walter Bannister, age 18 years, born Nelson, Lancashire, son of John and [stepson of] Mary J. Bannister.
Walter was married to Emma Mitson in 1903.
1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 237, Every Street - Walter Bannister, aged 28 years, born Nelson, husband of Emma Bannister.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Walter Bannister, 28557, 1st, 3rd & 8th E. Lan. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Walter Bannister, 28557, 3rd East Lancs., 8th East Lancs., 1st East Lancs.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Walter Bannister, 28557, 1 E. Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 30.10.18. K. In A. France or Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Emma. £6 3s. 7d. Self and children. War Gratuity: Widow - Emma. £9 10s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Walter. Name(s) on card(s): Emma Bannister, born 1885. Address: 6, Ethel Street, Barnoldswick. No. of Children under 16: 2.
A short biography of Walter is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BANNISTER, Signaller Walter, aged 36, East Lancs. Regt., 6, Ethel Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 27, 1918.
BANNISTER, Signaller Walter, aged 36, East Lancashire Regiment, 6, Ethel Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action Oct. 27, 1918.
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Private Walter BANNISTER
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 61st (2/South Midland) Division
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22 November 1918
BARNOLDSWICK - KILLED A MONTH AFTER HIS RETURN
Signaller Walter Bannister, East Lancs. Regiment, was killed by a shell on October 27th just a month after returning to the Front from leave. He was 36 years of age and leaves a wife and two children living at 6 Ethel Street, Barnoldswick. An officer writes to Mrs. Bannister:- "Your husband was one of my best signallers, and was a great favourite with both myself and his comrades because of his cheerful disposition and willingness under all conditions." Private Bannister was a native of Nelson, and a well-known amateur football player. He formerly worked at Messrs. Slater Edmondson's, Moss Shed.
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22 November 1918
Barnoldswick Signaller Killed
Signaller Walter Bannister, East Lancs. Regiment, was killed by a shell on Oct. 27th, just a month after returning to the front from leave. He was 36 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children living at 6, Ethel Street, Barnoldswick. An official writes to Mrs. Bannister:- "Your husband was one of my best signallers, and was a great favourite with both myself and his comrades because of his cheerful disposition and willingness under all conditions." Pte. Bannister was a native of Nelson, and a well-known amateur football player. He formerly worked at Messrs. Slater Edmondson's, Moss Shed.
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