SANDERSON, William
| Service Number: | 307 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 10 February 1870 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 5 July 1901, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hardwick Street Cemetery Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Memorial erected by Alexander J. Forbes-Leith in the above cemetery. Also unnamed crosses with memorial headstone. |
| Memorials: | Anzac Square Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 307, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 4 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 154, notes promoted to Sergeant 4 Mar 1901. | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 307, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 Jul 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 307 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant William Sanderson Regimental Number 307, served in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen in the Boer War. He passed away on 9.7.1901 at KwaZulu-Natal, Amajuba, Newcastle, South Africa of Enteric Fever (Typhoid).
The headstone says “In Memory of WILLIAM eldest son of GEORGE & ELIZABETH SANDERSON a Sergeant in the 5th Queensland Contingent who died at Newcastle South Africa from enteric fever July 9th 1901 aged 30 years erected by his mother.”
This memorial headstone is located in the Stanwell Cemetery 25km West of Rockhampton in Central Queensland Australia
Biography contributed by Michelle Wheeler
William Sanderson is buried in one of the graves marked by an unnamed cross. The War Memorial "In Memory of The Soldiers of the Queen" erected by Alexander J. Forbes-Leith can also be seen in the Cemetery in Newcastle, Natal, South Africa. (photo attached).
Sergeant William Sanderson was the brother of my Great grandmother Margaret Sanderson. The photos you see on this page of the memorial headstone were taken by myself.
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