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SAUNDERS, Gordon Henry Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3631 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 30 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2 July 1964, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Scot, K, Number 46 |
| Memorials: | Exton Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3631, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3631, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3631, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 13 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3631, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, GSW right leg and back (severe) | |
| 7 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3631, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Medically unfit |
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