Banks, Eric George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric George |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Llewelyn Banks and Lavinia Banks. Husband of Dorothy Margaret Banks, of Maghull, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB144 |
Markings | ZN-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 299-300. |
Epitaph | ALTHOUGH WE ARE MILES APART, GOD HAS YOU IN HIS KEEPING, I HAVE YOU IN MY HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1428222 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1944 |
End Date | 08-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | St. Leu |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak and crashed 0130, bursting into flames some 500 metres W of Saint-Genevieve (Oise), 18 km SSE of Beauvais. |