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SAUNDERS, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3383, 3383C |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beenleigh Queensland, 6 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Redland Bay, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Beenleigh State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Redland Bay War Memorial, Tingalpa Shire Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3383, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3383, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3383C, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3383C awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
Frank was the youngest of 9 children for Frank Saunders Snr and Eliza Vickers.
On the 21st April 1917 he married Violet Mable nee Dickfos in Brisbane.
He is mentioned in the book by David Mason "The Solders & Nurses of the Beaudesert District WW1 1914-1919".
Both his family and Violet's family were Pioneers of the District.
He is mentioned on the Beenleigh War Memorial and also the Logan Village Museum Honour Roll as being from a Pioneer Family.
Submitted 6 March 2023 by Coralyn Cowin
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