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SAUNDERS, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 977 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted in Townsville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bracknell, Tasmania, Australia, 14 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Liffey, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Upper Liffey State School |
| Occupation: | Cane Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 31 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Liffey Mountain Vale Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Liffey State School Roll of Honour Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 977, Enlisted in Townsville | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 977, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 977, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John and Caroline Saunders of Upper Liffey, Tasmania
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, of Liffey, have been officially notified that their son, Private Colin Saunders, was reported missing at the Dardanelles. He was one was one of the first in North Queensland to enlist in the Ninth Battalion, first expeditionary force. One brother, Sergeant L. J. (Jim) Saunders, is serving with the Ninth Battalion. Another Private Alan
Saunders is in trainineg at Enoggara.
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