SANDERCOCK, William Edward
| Service Numbers: | 1347, 1347A |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Burnside, South Australia, 25 February 1883 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crafers Mt Lofty Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in action at Hill 60, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 August 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, St Peters All Souls Anglican Church Honour Board WW1, St Peters Heroes War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1347, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1347A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1347A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-27 |
100 yrs Gallipoli April 2015
This year I went to Gallipoli to attend the Dawn Service with my grandson Liam Bennett (age 18).
We were remembering my grandfather William Edward Sandercock and Liam's great great grandfather who died on August 27th 1915 at Hill 60.
We were able to visit Hill 60 and create a small memorial outside the cemetery as William has no known grave.
We were also able to visit Lone Pine where William's name appears on the Memorial.
It was a wonderful experience and we both felt very honoured to visit the place where so many of our Australian soldiers lost their lives.
I will always remember my grandmother Victoria and the sadness she experienced every year on Anzac Day. Losing her husband when she had three small children must have been so hard for her.
We were overwhelmed by the kindness of the Turkish people who assured us that they would look after 'our boys'.
Submitted 2 June 2015 by Diane McDonald
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. E. SANDERCOCK.
Private W. E. Sandercock, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles on August 27, was born at Burnside. When he enlisted he was residing at Prospect, where his wife and three children are still. He left Adelaide on February 1 with the 2nd Reinforcements. He was educated at the Crafers public school, and afterwards took up the occupation of a butcher. He was well liked by everyone, and will be much missed by his many friends." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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