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Eric SAGGERS

Regimental number3387
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMagnet, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinBrother, Alan Saggers, Wanganui, New Zealand
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date21 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 April 1942
Age at death45
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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