Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Cambrai Memorial | Louverval | |
| 2. Memorial: | Warwickshire Masonic Memorial | Erdington | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Manufacturer's Agent (1909)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Gloucestershire Regiment |
attd. as Landing Staff Officer to Sir Ian Hamilton's Staff. |
| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Regimental Number: 10039
Detail :
Gloucester Echo 17th December 1917: SEC-LIEUT. L.H. BANWELL. The death has occurred in action of Second Lieutenant L.H. Banwell, of the Gloucestershire Regt. Lieutenant Banwell was for several years one of the representatives of J.S. Fry and Sons, in the Birmingham district, where he had many friends. He joined the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps about 12 months ago, and was gazetted to the Gloucestershire Regiment in June last, going to the front a month later.
Birmingham Mail 15th December 1917: News has been received of the death in action during the recent fighting of Sec-Lieut. L.H. Banwell, of the Gloucester Regt. Lieut Banwell was for several years, one of the representative of J.S. Fry and Sons, in the Birmingham district, where he had many friends and was extremely popular. He joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. about 12 months ago, and was gazetted to the Gloucester Regt. in June last, going to the front a month later.
One of his fellow officers, writing to Mrs Banwell, the widow, at 1, Mossfield Road, Kings Heath says:- "Lieutenant Banwell was hit in the head by a machine gun or a sniper, and died instantaneously. He was doing extremely well under very difficult circumstances, and at a very critical period. His loss is a great blow to the battalion."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Elkington No. 1016 E.C. | Warwickshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
23rd November 1909 | 28th December 1909 | 25th January 1910 |
The records at the United Grand Lodge of England show his war servic and then "Killed in action 4.12.17"
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley