- First Name(s):William
- Surname:HANKS
- Service Number:19452
- Rank:
Private
- Conflict:WW1
- Service:Army
- Army Sector:Infantry
- Regiment:Worcestershire Regiment
- Battalion:2nd Battalion
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:5th July 1917
- Age At Death:33
- Place of Death:Unknown
- Place of Burial:Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave I. D. 13.
- Place of Birth:Peopleton, Worcestershire, resident Evesham
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:
Husband of Emma Mary Butterworth (formerly Hanks), 6 Eden St., Oldham
HANKS William Is Named On These Memorials
Further Information About HANKS William
Additional information on the memorial: Pte. Worcs Rgt.
Badsey parish magazine September 1917 reports that Private W. Hanks, Worcestershire Regiment, late of Aldington and formerly of Badsey was killed in action in France on 5th July. He enlisted in September 1915 and had been in France for about a year. He left a wife and child and an aged father.
A memorial service was held in Badsey for Private W. Hanks on 12th September.
Source for additional information:
http://www.badseysociety.uk/world-war-one/war-memorial-badsey-church