No money for an epitaph
Item
Title
No money for an epitaph
Who?
Private James Henry Banks
Item(s)
Cuttings from the newspaper/magazines with info about James and the visit of his great niece to his grave.
Story
Private James Henry Banks was born in Bradford. He joined the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington’s. He was one of six killed on Mons – Conde Canal on 23.08.1914. His family were millworkers and too poor to visit his grave in CWGC’s Hautage Cemetery or to pay for an epitaph on his headstone. His Great Niece visited his grave on the centenary of his death.
When?
23.08.1914
Where?
Mons
Contributor
Margaret Holden (Great Niece of James)
Collection Day
City Hall, Bradford (02/02/2019)
This item was submitted on March 7, 2019