SAUNDERS, Clarence
| Service Number: | 5193 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 2 July 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Presbyterian Portion JA Grave 0639 |
| Memorials: | Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5193 | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5193, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5193, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 8 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5193, Returned to Australia on 13.1.1919 per Berrima |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
Clarence Saunders was born in St Arnaud, Victoria circa 1894. When he enlisted at Perth aged 22 years 10 months, he was a labourer and Presbyterian. He was described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall, and having a chest measurement of 33-36 inches, fair complexion hazel eyes and fair hair. His next of kin was his mother, Jeannie Wallace (her second marriage) of Northam. Upon enlistment on the 1.2.16, he was allocated Service Number 5193. A Private, he was appointed to the 16/11 reinforcements. Clarence embarked at Fremantle on HMAT Shropshire A9 on the 31.1.16. Posted to D Company in France on the 13.8.16, he was appointed a driver on the 29.7.1918. On the 26.11.18 he was admitted to hospital with influenza. Still sick on the 2.1.19, he was returned to Australia on the 13.1.19 per Berrima and discharged on the 8.4.19. Clarence died on the 2.7.1959, aged 66, and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery Presbyterian Portion JA grave 0639.
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