BANKS, Ronald Douglas
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Royal Engineers
Service:
Army
Number:
6351872 & 373245
P.O.W. number:
42913
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Honours & Awards:
Private Ronald Banks, attached to Commando Group, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service at Dieppe, France. He was reported missing during the raid, later found to be a prisoner of war [1][2].
- 3rd November 1946 commissioned Second Lieutenant [3].
- 14 December 1953 promoted Lieutenant [4].
- The death of Private (later Lieut.) R.D. Banks M.M., (3 Cdo.) of of Auckland, New Zealand, was announced in Commando Association newsletter 62 issued March 1976.
Sources
[1] London Gazette 37616, page 3115 amended by LG 37799, page 5830.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/52.
[2a] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
[3] London Gazette 37817, page 6111.
[4] London Gazette 40079, page 495.
[Image above] Mike Brewerton, son.
[Image below] East Kent Gazette 05 October 1946, p5.
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