Arthur BANKS, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 1607992, Sergeant
Unit/Occupation: 112 Squadron, Desert Air Force, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date and Place of Birth: 6th October 1923, Llandulas, Abergele, North Wales
Family: Son of Charles Chaplin Banks, MC and Harriet Margaret Banks, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Early Life: Banks was educated at St. Edward’s School, Oxford and was a student at the time of his enlistment in June 1942.
Date and Place of GC Action:
The London Gazette: 5th November 1946