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A new blue plaque commemorating Major-General Sir Donald Banks is to be unveiled on the High Street next month.
It will be placed above his childhood home, 43 High Street, now occupied by Schuh.
Sir Banks was one of the founding members of the Guernsey Society, which helped represent the Bailiwick’s interest to the British Government at the height of the Second World War.
It also acted as a grapevine for Guernsey evacuees sheltering in the mainland.
He served in the military throughout both the Great and Second World War, rising through the ranks and earning distinction, and was a senior civil servant in-between military duty.
In 1934 he was appointed the first Director-General of the Post Office, overseeing a period of technological change with many reminders of the time still visible today – such as the ubiquitous red telephone box.
A planning application for the plaque, submitted by Guernsey Museums, was approved in early April.
Guernsey Museums are expected to release further details in the coming weeks.
The plaque was due to be unveiled on 8 May 2020, but covid-19 scuppered the plans.
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