WW1 Casualty: Pte 1762 John Hanks - Pte 1762 John Hanks
St Helens Reporter (Courtesy of Ste M)
| Unit/Regiment |
7th Bn., Royal Fusiliers |
| Date of Death |
07/11/1916 |
Age at Death |
20 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Contay British Cemetery
VIII B 20 |
| Census Details |
1911 Census -
22 Carlow Street, St Helens, was John's address where he lived with his parents, Samuel and Martha. John, aged 15, worked as an apprentice at the Glass Bottle Works |
| SDGW - Where Born |
St Helens |
| Enlisted |
St Helens |
| Resided |
St Helens |
| How Died |
Died of Wounds |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Research Ref. No. |
BI-056 |
Service DetailsPrivate Hanks was a native of St Helens but worked in Prescot at the Wire Works. He went to France 7th March 1915
The image below from the Medal Rolls at Kew shows his service with the different Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. It is possible that the gaps in the dates relate to times when he was sick or injured.
The article above is from the St Helens Reporter in January 1918 (Courtesy of Ste M)
He was entitled to the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Private Hanks is remembered on the BICC War Memorial
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