BANWELL, Keith Demer
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Known as:
Tex
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
52ME Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Hampshire Regiment
Parachute Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5498293
22290927
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Tuesday, October 8, 1918
Birthplace:
Saffron Walden, Essex
Died :
Sunday, July 25, 1999
Place died:
London
Later joined the Long Range Desert Group (SAS) [1][4].
25 September 1944 reported missing believed prisoner of war at Arnhem whilst serving in the 10th Bn. Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps [2].
Post war member of the Commando Association [3][4].
1 January 1969, The Parachute Regiment, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division) [5].
Sources
Sources
[1] Obituary in the Daily Mirror 4 August 1999.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archive files WO417/83, WO417/88, and WO417/92.
[3] Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 110 (2000).
[4] Commando Association newesletter 113 (2001).
[5] London Gazette 44740, page 25.
[Image] Obituary in the Daily Mirror 04 August 1999.
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