James SAUNDERS

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Service Number:	1775
Enlisted:	17 May 1915, His brother was Captain John Saunders, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, May 1870
Home Town:	Kinbombi, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland
Schooling:	Horton College, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Melbourne University qualified as a solicitor.
Died:	Pneumonia, Gzehireh Hospital, Egypt, 18 February 1916
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Hawthorn War Memorial

17 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1775, 28th Infantry Battalion, His brother was Captain John Saunders, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.
23 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1775, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1775, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle
1 Nov 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1775, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW hand, SW head

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