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SANDERCOCK, Wilfred James

Service Number:	3594
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 15 May 1893
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Wallaroo Mines and Kadina Public Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, Somme, France, 25 July 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Ceduna Merghiny Maltee & Waranda Pictorial Roll of Honor, Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide

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Biography

Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) has Christian Name as Alfred instead of Wilfred which is the name reflected on his Attestation Paper and Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)