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SANDERS, William Raymond

Service Numbers:	148, R148
Enlisted:	19 March 1915, Hughenden, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 18 April 1895
Home Town:	South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Randwick, New South Wales, 14 January 1930, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:	Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1

World War 1 Service

19 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 148, Hughenden, Queensland
24 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 148, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
24 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 148, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R148, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, R148, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"
8 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Medal and bar, The Battle of Amiens
8 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 148, 26th Infantry Battalion

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