Māori Walter James Bannatyne Died 19 November 1917 PDF Key details Service number Also known asBannantyne AWMM Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Walter James Bannatyne. Image kindly provided by John Bannatyne (January 2020). Image ha … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalter James AWMM SurnameBannatyne AWMM Ingoa Also known asBannantyne AWMM Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Ellen Bannatyne (mother), of Waikonaite, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Service number Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 Marine cadet/Civilian CWGC Merchant Navy, SS Aparima AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes1917 AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Torpedoed by UB.40 when 6 miles SW of Anvil Point on passage London to Barry, England AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Walter was one of 17 cadets from New Zealand who lost their lives on the 19 November 1917. (Source: nzhistory.net)He drowned when HMTS Aparima - a 5704 tons British Merchant vessel - was hit on 19 November 1917 by a torpedo from a submarine 6 miles S.W. from Anvil Point. (Anvil Point is on the south coast of England between Bournemouth and Weymouth.) The Aparima was armed for defensive purposes and the crew had no warning that they were being attacked. 56 lives were lost. (Source : nzhistory.net)Spelled Bannantyne on Commonwealth War Graves Commission. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death19 November 1917 CWGC Age 16 AWMM Anvil Point, England CWGC Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameTower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London, England AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Walter James Bannatyne by laying a poppy. Neil Bannatyne Neil Alexander Bannatyne Walter James Bannatyne R.G. Bannatyre Douglas George Banner Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walter James Bannatyne Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linkshttp://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/merchant-marine/roll-of-honour Sources Used http://100nzww1postcards.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/th-tragic-loss-of-aparima-and-her-crew.html Sources Used http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/merchant-marine/agony-on-aparima Further Reference Commonewealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2979277/BANNANTYNE,%20W%20J Sources Used http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/walter-james-bannantyne Further Reference Documents The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
