Regimental number | 6909 |
Place of birth | Riverstone, New South Wales |
School | Parramatta High School, New South Wales |
Other training | Technical College, Granville, NSW |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Saundercock, Early Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as Sergeant in the Compulsory Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a machine gunner and was taken prisoner once on May 14th 1918 and escaped having to hide in a shell hole for 18 hours. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Martha SAUNDERCOCK, Early Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |