A SOLDIER born in Keighley who emigrated with his family when he was a teenager ended up returning to England during the First World War as a sergeant in the Canadian army.
Frank Bannister was born in Keighley in 1889 but his family took him to Canada when he was 15.
When he came back to England aged 25 during the war he arrived with 35th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force at Plymouth, but ended up in hospital less than four months later.
Sergeant Bannister had injured his right knee while marching, and shortly afterwards the damage was exacerbated when he was playing football.
Ironically, despite his own physical problems, he qualified as an instructor in physical training in April 1916, helping to keep his fellow soldiers fit for combat and active duty.
He returned to Canada in April 1917 where he was promoted to company sergeant-major.
In April 1919 he was discharged as medically unfit for service.
Sergeant Bannister was awarded the Canadian War Medal for his war service overseas, and the Silver War Badge on discharge.
He lived in Toronto for 28 years and worked as an art glazier. He died of blood poisoning in 1933, at the age of just 43, leaving behind a wife and two sons.
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