| Regimental number | 1190 |
| Place of birth | Raleigh, New South Wales |
| Other Names | Alexander Macleay |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Raleigh Street, West Rocks, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W.G. Sanders, Pilot Station, Mcleay River, South West Rocks, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Rosehill, New South Wales |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1213 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 15), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, 16 May 1915 (slight); admitted to No 1 Hospital, Lemnos, 21 May 1915; discharged to duty, 29 May 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915. Reported missing, 6 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, France, 5 June 1916, concluded fate to be 'killed in action, 6 August 1915'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2410303D, 1060 Corporal C.F. BATES, A Company, 1st Bn (patient, Montazah Convalescent Home, Alexandria, Egypt), 11 May 1916: 'Sanders was killed by a bomb while in a Turkish Trench on Aug. 8th. Witness was about two yards away at the time, saw Sanders hit in the side and is of opinion that death must have been instantaneous. Later on witness saw Sander's [sic] dead body. Sanders came from Sydney, and witness who knew him well, is quite certain about his initials.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SANDERS Alexander MacLeay
Red Cross File No 2410303D |
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