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SAUNDERS, Charles Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6340 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1916, 3 years Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Warrenheip, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrenheip Methodist Sunday School Honor Roll, Warrenheip State School No 1591 Honor Board, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6340, 8th Infantry Battalion, 3 years Cadets | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6340, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6340, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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