Regimental number | 6594 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cordial maker |
Address | Allen Street, Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.7 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr R Sanders, Allen Street, Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row F, Grave No. 6), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Margaret SANDERS. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SANDERS William |