Regimental number | 6566 |
Place of birth | Pine Valley, Broken Dam, New South Wales |
School | Beaconsfield Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ariah Park, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, T Sanderson, Ariah Park, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hermies, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 2), Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Isabel SANDERSON, Pucawan, New South Wales. Native of Pine Valley, Broken Dam |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6565 Pte Joseph John SANDERSON, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 23 August 1918, and brother Driver A.S. SANDERSON MM |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |