Driver 5450 Joseph Bannister
Abt 1883 -26/4/1917 (36)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... ter-joseph
Dob abt 1883
Joseph Bannister was born in Tipton in 1883, but the family moved to St Helens, Lancashire, by the time Joseph was 5 years old.
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Parents
James Bannister
Marianne Whitehouse
Parents Marriage 24/12/1882
Staffordshire Lower Gornal St James the Great
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 458
Marriage date 24 Dec 1882
Groom forename James
Groom surname BANNISTER
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Labourer
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Marianne
Bride surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Ì
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname BANNISTER
Groom father occupation Labourer
Bride father forename Edward
Bride father surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness 1 Samuel WHITEHOUSE
Witness 2 Annie HALE
Notes All parties sign by mark
1891 3 Chester Lane St Helens, Sutton, Lancashire, England
James Bannester 31 General Labourer Dudley
Mary A Bannester 27 Wife Dudley
Joseph Bannester 8 Son Dudley
Mary A Bannester 6 Daughter Dudley
James Bannester 3 Son Sutton Lancashire
Edward Bannester 1 Son Sutton Lancashire
1901 3 Chester Lane, St Helens, Lancashire.
James Bannister (42, Labourer in Brickyard, born Tipton), his wife Mary Ann (38, born Tipton), and their 7 children: Joseph (18, Coal Mine Labourer, born Tipton), James (13, born St Helens), Edward (11, born St Helens), William (9, born St Helens), Samuel (7, born St Helens), Margaret (3, born St Helens), and John (1, born St Helens).
1911 29 Chester Lane, St Helens, Lancashire.
James Bannister (52, Brick Manufacturer Labourer, born Tipton), his wife Mary Ann (48, born Tipton), and 9 of their 10 surviving children of 12: Joseph (28, Coal Mine Labourer, born Tipton), James (23, Coal Mine Labourer, born St Helens), Edward (21, Coal Mine Labourer, born St Helens), William (19, Coal Mine Labourer, born St Helens), Samuel (17, Coal Mine Labourer, born St Helens), Margaret (13, At Home, born St Helens), John (11, School, born St Helens), Sarah (8, born St Helens), and Eliza (5, born St Helens).
WW1 Records
Driver 5450 Joseph Bannister
Killed in Action on Thursday, 26th April 1917, age 36.
Buried in Grave D.19. at St. Leger British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France.
Royal Field Artillery, 35th Brigade, 25th Battery.
Son of James and Mary Ann Bannister, of 29, Chester Lane, Marshall's Cross, St. Helens, Lancs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: St. Helens, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 13th November 1915.
Medal entitlement: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 26/4/1917 (36) France
Buried in Grave D.19. at St. Leger British Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/569184/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246 ... -bannister
Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.
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