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Robert Edward SANDERS

Regimental number1909
Place of birthLondon, England
True NameDANE, Maurice Surrey
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 9.75"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs Surrey Dane, 147 The Strand, London, WC, England
Enlistment date27 March 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsBethlehem Farm East Cemetery (Special Memorial 1), Messines, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
TRUE NAME DANE. Parents: James and N. Surrey DANE, 20A, Lissenden Mansions, Kentish Town, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SANDERS Robert Edward

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