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SANDERS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1276 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sale Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1276, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1276, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
from family information
WW1 War Service Records: Rank: Private [Pte] Service Number: 1276
Unit: 37 Infantry Battalion (June 1916) Service: Army Ship Name: HMAT Persic
Ship number: A34 Date of embarkation: 3 June 1916 Place of embarkation: Melbourne VIC Conflict : 1914-1918 Date of Death: 7 June 1917
Cemetery or Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
Place Of Enlistment: Sale, VIC
War Grave Register Notes: SANDERS, Pte. William, 1276. 37th Bn. 7th/9th June, 1917. Age 33. Son of Edmund and Ellen Sanders, of Clydebank, Sale, Victoria.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards