William SAUNDERS

SAUNDERS, William

    Service Number: 9077
    Enlisted: 14 August 1915, Enlisted Tungamah Victoria, re-examined Melbourne 17 August 1915. Allocated to 2nd Division Ammunition Column as Shoeing Smith at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16 October 1915
    Last Rank: Shoeing-Smith
    Last Unit: 6th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Tungamah, Victoria, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Coreen Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Blacksmith
    Died: Natural Causes , Spotswood, Victoria, Australia, 16 March 1947
    Cemetery: Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted Tungamah Victoria, re-examined Melbourne 17 August 1915. Allocated to 2nd Division Ammunition Column as Shoeing Smith at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16 October 1915
    16 Oct 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Base Pay and Allowances as Shoeing Smith with in the AIF
    16 Nov 1915: Involvement Gunner, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
    16 Nov 1915: Embarked Gunner, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
    10 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Taken on Strength of Unit in the field Egypt
    2 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9077, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Battle for Pozières , Taken on Strength of Unit in the Field France for duty
    11 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Taken on Strength of 2nd DAC from 6th FAB to trade Blacksmith
    28 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred to 6th FAB Ammunition Column for duty Shoeing Smith
    11 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, Evacuated to England Influenza severe
    31 Jul 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Myocarditis for change
    1 Nov 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged 3MD medically unfit Myocarditis

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