Regimental number | 191 |
Place of birth | Jamestown, South Australia |
School | Jamestown High School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Land agent |
Address | Jamestown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert S Sandland, Jamestown, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF10 Promotion date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was an oarsman and athlete. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Robert Cooper (1849-1921; bu. Jamestown Cemetery) and Lucy Maria (d. 5 December 1896, aged 41; bu Jamestown Cemetery) SANDLAND, Jamestown, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2822 Sergeant Eric Walter SANDLAND, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919; 3596 Sergeant John Geoffrey SANDLAND, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |