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SAUNDERS, Reginald Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 915 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rookley, Isle of Wight, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mitchells Island, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wroxall Board School & Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 31 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row F, Grave 2, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitchells Island WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 915, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 915, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 915, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years
Next of kin given as his brother Frederick James Saunders of Heritage Farm, Whitewall, Isle of Wight, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He served a 5 year apprenticeship with G.H. King of Blackwater, Isle of Wight. He was also a trained Agriculturist