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William Eric Banks (17 July 1900 – 1 November 1986) was a British Royal Navy officer who was the first Commander of the Royal Ceylon Navy. He was appointed on 2 December 1950 until 25 November 1951. He was succeeded by J. R. S. Brown.

In 1940, Banks was awarded the DSC. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for courage and undaunted devotion to duty."

References

1. "Name Banks, William Eric". The National Archives. 25 October 1918. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. 1901 England Census
3. "Past Commanders". navy.lk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
4. "No. 34907". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1940. p. 4654.
5. "No. 36295". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1943. p. 5539.

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