Bannister C H Pte 5th Canadian Expeditionary Force
BANNISTER, CHARLES HUBERT, Private, No. 441353, 5th Battn. Canadian Western Cavalry, Canadian Expeditionary Force, yr. 8. of William Bannister, of Tumby, Mareham-le-Fen, Boston, co. Lincoln, Farmer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Jarvis; b. Northaw, Potter’s Bar, co. Hertford, 8 Sept. 1886; educ. Northaw aforesaid; Mareham-le-Fen, and Horncastle, co. Lincoln; went to Canada in 1909, and settled at Saskatchewan as a Farmer enlisted in June, 1915; came to England with the 32nd Battn. Canadian Contingent; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was killed in action east of Heudecourt-les-Cagnicourt, 1 Sept. 1918. Buried in the Upton Wood Canadian Cemetery, near Arras. A comrade wrote: “Hubert was a gallant boy, he was admired by everyone; always with a happy smile and a cheery word, no matter what the difficulty or danger; always ready to help and refusing to take the credit for anything he did, and was the finest example of a hero and soldier that I have met.” Unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5