SANDERSON, Ivor Elmore
| Service Number: | 6566 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Dam, Ariah Park, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hermies, France, 9 April 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Special Memorial 2. |
| Memorials: | Ariah Park War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6566, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6566, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6566, 3rd Infantry Battalion |
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Ivor Elmore SANDERSON was born in Pine Valley, Broken Dam (near Temora) NSW in 1891
His parents were Thomas SANDERSON and Isabella Rebecca BARNES
He enlisted on 4th July 1916 with the 3rd battalion
Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Ceramic on 7th October 1916
Ivor was killed in action on 9th April, 1917 in France
He is buried in Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery in France
Ivors brother 6565 Pte. Joseph John SANDERSON also of the 3rd battalion was also killed in France 23rd August, 1918
The brothers had embarked together on the HMAT Ceramic on 7th October 1916 & served together in France.
Another brother Arthur served in 5th Field Artillery & returned to Australia in 1919 . A cousin Thomas Robert Harrison (2nd battalion) who embarked with the brothers was also killed in action in Hermies in France
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