| Rank | Sergeant, Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Captain |
| Service # | A470371 |
| Unit # | #3 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement |
| Resident | 215 Elizabeth St., Chatham |
Cadets-Chatham Vocational School, also Second Battalion, Kent Regiment, having the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
3rd Canadian Infantry. The son of Mr. and Mrs Fred DeBanke Sr.
Prior to going overseas Frederick enlisted locally reaching the rank of Sgt. A470371. Appears on the “Muster Roll” of the 2nd Bn., Kent Regiment (MG), N.P.A.N. (date unknown).
It was Lieut. DeBanke who spent his Christmas of 1942 with Mrs. DeBank in Chatham before returning to Long Branch after his leave. CDN 30/12/42.
Lieut. DeBanke was wounded in his right heel by a bullet from a German automatic weapon while on an ambush patrol at Ortona in February of 1943. He said that he felt 100 percent better when he got off the train in London, Ontario and was met there by his wife Eileen who was living at 215 Elizabeth Drive, Chatham.
Frederick paid praise to the men in his regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, “The are a great bunch of fighting men, even though they are a western regiment”.
The CDN 16/02/44(P) reported that Lieut. DeBanke had been wounded in Italy on 6 February 1944, the extent of the wounds were not known at that time.
Upon returning to Chatham he was interviewed and though wounded himself he told the reporter that the “ordinary soldier is the top man in the war.” He also high praise for the care he received from the military hospital and the personnel who look after the wounded, this began right from the first aid station behind the lines to the stationary hospital in England.
Lieut. DeBanke was wounded in his right heel by a bullet from a German automatic weapon while on an ambush patrol at Ortona in February of 1943. He said that he felt 100 percent better when he got off the train in London, Ontario and was met there by his wife Eileen.
Frederick paid praise to the men in his regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, “The are a great bunch of fighting men, even though they are a western regiment”.
October 16th, 1945. — What does this refer to?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | CDN 16/06/44., IODE(P) 2KRMR. |
| Birthplace | Reading, England |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Marital Status | Married |
| When Enlisted | June 24th, 1942 |
| Next of Kin | Wife- Mrs. Eileen DeBanke |
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