Worcestershire Regiment

Surname	Bannister
Forename	Samuel
Rank	Capt.
Army No
Battalion	4th
Commissioned	1915-09-11
Date Of Wounds	1917-04-14
Wounds	He had his left arm blown off on the morning of the 14th
Died Killed	1917-04-15
Death Details	Died of wounds received at Monchy-le-Preux, France
Enlisted Date	Not set
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth	1892-08-19
Birth Place
Residence
Discharged	Not set
Theatre Of War	France
Date Of Entry	1915-04-24
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info	Died age 24. Son of Samuel and Margaret Bannister, of Victoria House, Cowleigh Road, North Malvern, Worccestershire. DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France - grave Ref: III. J. 36. He was a pupil of the Royal Grammar School Worcester between 1905 to 1911. Served in the Gallipoli Peninsula with the 4th Battalion. He was an officer in the 4th Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment who were involved in the "First Battle of the Scarpe", part of the opening phase of the Battle of Arras. They met and repelled a German counter attack, suffering very light casualties. Captain Bannister was the only officer fatality, dying of his wounds (He had his left arm blown off on the morning of the 14th April 1917).

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The British War Medal

The 1914-1915 Star

The Allied Victory Medal

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Bannister Capt.