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SANDERS, Alexander MacLeay
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1190 1213, 1190, 1213 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Raleigh, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Raleigh, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, South West Rocks War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1190 1213, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1190, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1190, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1190, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Slight | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1213, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1213 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William George Sanders of Raleigh Street, West Rocks, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Graham Prior
Memorial tablet painted white was placed under a Norfolk Island Pine in Sturt St, South West Rocks. In 1927 Sturt St was renamed Memorial Ave and re dedidcated.
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