Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Gareth Bernard Banting - No.2 Commando

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Having seen an article on the web purporting to show the circumstances in which Rev Banting died, I thought I would quote this from the No.2 Commando War Diary dated 10th October 1944 at Sarande: " Revd. Banting takes party from 3 Tp. to bury Capt. Parsons, Lieut. Coyle, Gnr. Clarke, and Pte. Lyons. After burial he moved fwd. to bury German dead in the same posn., but is blown up on a mine. Stretcher party finds he has died of wounds - carried back to Sarande by M.O. before nightfall. Stretcher party moving down hillside encounter mines - 3 men badly wounded. Parties brought down to Sarande in pouring rain."

Rev Banting was buried the next day at 3pm

There is an entry on the No.2 Commando history of the CVA -The men - Rev Banting :
http://www.commandoveterans.org/site/no-2-commando-the-men

In Memory of Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. GARETH BERNARD BANTING
159706, Royal Army Chaplains' Department
attd. No.2, Commando, who died age 32 on 10 October 1944
Remembered with honour at Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery

Janet Bishop has forwarded to me this picture of Padre Banting kindly supplied by his nephew Gareth. Here is a link to the picture I have posted in the Gallery.

http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/2/Padre+Gareth+Banting+-+No_2+Commando.jpg.html