James Leslie SAUNDERS

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Service Number:	182
Enlisted:	20 February 1915, Cairns, Queensland
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roma, Queensland, 8 February 1890
Home Town:	Chillagoe, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Meningitis, Egypt, 1 February 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Chillagoe War Memorial

20 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 182, 26th Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Queensland
24 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 182, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 182, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
1 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 182, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 182 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-02-01

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