In memory of

Gunner

Lloyd Ashley Banbury

who died on 17 Apr 1917

Service details
  Conflict WWI
  Service Army
  Unit 4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
  Rank Gunner
  Service number 1250503
  Date of death 19170417
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  1250503 Gunner (4th Brigate, Canadian Field Artillery driver) Lloyd Ashley Banbury (b.1894) of Regina was KIA 19170417 near Vimy and is buried at Vimy communal cemetery north of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. Banbury was killed by an enemy shell while servicing his gun. He was the son of Edwin A. and Edith E. Banbury of Wolseley, see Banbury Lake in Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Lloyd had been forced to give up his studies at the University of Toronto by the loss of an eye, and was articling at a Regina law firm when he enlisted in 1916.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 159 - Sherwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Vimy communal cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Wolseley
  Geo-memorial Banbury Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 56.2°N / 106.7167°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74B2
  Geo-memorial details Southwest of George Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 18940622
  Place of birth Wolseley    
  Date of enlistment 19160529
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Regina    
  Occupation student at law
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