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SAUNDERS, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 761 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Golden Square, Victoria, Australia, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo School of Mines, School of Correspondence, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea. HMHS "Royal George", Gallipoli, 11 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 761, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 761, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 761, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 761, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 761, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd Krithia. GSW to skull. Evacuated to Egypt however died at sea 11 May 1915 (HMHS Royal George). | |
| 11 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 761, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 761 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-11 |
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Bendigonian Thu 3 Jun 1915 Page 20
LANCE-CORPORAL W. G. SAUNDERS.
Educated Golden Square and Eaglehawk State Schools and Bendigo School of Mines
Engaged in electrical and mechanical engineering, having been employed by the Electric Supply Co. and at the Bendigo Motor Garage, High Street.
Military experience – cadet corps while in school and from 1911 universal training Senior Cadets Area 68A, Eaglehawk and Citizen Forces H Company 67th Infantry, rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
Member Eaglehawk East Methodist Sunday School and Eaglehawk Refuge Tent, Independent Order of Rechabites.
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