Regimental number | 3323 |
Place of birth | Hyde Park, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Telephone mechanic |
Address | 8 Westall Street, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Sanders, 8 Westall Street, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 31, Grave No. 5), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma SANDERS, Hyde Park, Unley, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother Arnold Earnest Sanders in the Navy. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |