| Regimental number | 2878 |
| Place of birth | Evandale Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Saunders, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | 25 October 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 6 December 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate recorded on Nominal Roll. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 963 Corporal Walter Gordon SAUNDERS MM, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 April 1919; 2877 Pte Alfred Frederick SAUNDERS, 40th Bn, killed in action, 13 October 1917. |