Regimental number | 6667 |
Place of birth | Port Darwin, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Train guard |
Address | 'Recordia', Forest Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Maud Saunders, 'Recordia', Forest Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 8th Field Ambulance, Section A |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
From Embarkation Rolls it is not possible to distinguish the embarkation details of individual officers and men: 6 officers and 156 others embarked on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' from Melbourne on 10 November 1915; 1 officer and 50 others embarked on HMAT A58 'Kabringa' from Melbourne on 8 November 1915; 1 officer and 16 others embarked on HMAT A2 'Geelong' from Adelaide on 12 November 1915; 1 officer and 4 others embarked on HMAT A13 'Katuna' from Adelaide on 9 November 1915; and | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Motor Transport Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 35), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Annie SAUNDERS, 'Pozieres', Norton Street, Randwick, New South Wales. Native of Port Darwin, Northern Territory, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |