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SANDERS, Archie William

Service Number:	872
Enlisted:	1 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Collinsfield, South Australia, 22 November 1887
Home Town:	Snowtown, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Snowtown Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Illness (pneumonia), Snowtown, South Australia, 13 December 1918, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Condowie Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 872, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 872, 1st Divisional Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 872, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Hymettus, Adelaide
13 Dec 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 872, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 872 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-12-13

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