Regimental number | 808 |
Place of birth | Collinsfield, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stevedore |
Address | Charlton Street, Exeter, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Lilian Sanders, Charlton Street, Exeter, South Australia |
Previous military service | Yes 20th AASC A.B. Corps 20th 8th A.C.H. South Africa |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | (1st) Divisional Train, 4th Company, Army Service Corps |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | R808 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd General Service Reinforcements |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Plan 3, Row 13, Grave No. 95), Adelaide, South Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth SANDERS. Native of Collinsfield, South Australia. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, South Australia. |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 872 Driver Archie William SANDERS, 3rd Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918; died of pneumonia, 13 December 1918; 1980 Pte Frank Henry SANDERS, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 12 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 15 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 1 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SANDERS Albert Joseph |