Regimental number | 655 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Gympie, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Sanderson, Pomona via Gympie, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Shortly before being killed he rescued a comerade that was left in no mans land bleeding to death, he did this under heavy barrage. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 108 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Bridget SANDERSON, Cooran, Queensland. Native of Gympie, Queensland |