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SAUNDERS, James Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 879 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, An original of H Company |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bracknell, Tasmania, Australia, 25 December 1888 |
Home Town: | Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland |
Schooling: | Upper Liffey Primary School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 879, 9th Infantry Battalion, An original of H Company | |
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24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 879, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 879, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
9 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
18 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement 879, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 879 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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