Neill Houston Banister born on 5 December 1889 at Santa Anna, Coleman County, Texas to Mary Ellen Walker(b.1861 Missouri-d.1892 Texas) Age 27 and John Riley Banister(b.1854 Texas-d.1918 Coleman, Coleman County, Texas) Age 34.

1900 census Age 12 living with his parents and siblings in JP 7 Coleman County, Texas. Joined the Texas National Guard with the 4th Infantry on 6 December 1915 and was activated as 1st Lieutenant in 144th Infantry 5 August 1917 for WW1. He participated in WW1 at France and Germany from 18 July 1918 to 6 June 1919 and was honorably discharged as a Major on 8 July 1919. 1930 census Age 40 living with Maxwells as a lodger in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, working as a warehouse secretary. 1940 census Age 51 living with his wife and step-daughter in JP5 Travis County, Texas, working in procurement for the US Treasury Department. Activated in 1941 as a Colonel in the Texas Army National Guard during WW2. .

Colonel Neill H. Banister Texas Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Camp Mabry, Austin, Travis County, Texas. He died of a non-battle event, heart failure, on 28 February 1945 at Camp Mabry, Texas. Col Banister was buried in the Austin Memorial Park Cemetery at Austin, Travis County, Texas.

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He is on the memoriam page in the book 'Men and Women in the Service WWII'. I have removed Colonel Banister from Coleman County because I have not found any evidence that he had qualified as a US Army active duty casualty of WW2.