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Cyril Basil SANDERS

Regimental number3463
Place of birthHackney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarehouseman
AddressBaboil Street, College Park, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 8.5"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A M M Sanders, Baboil Street, College Park, South Australia
Previous military service4 yrs S Cadets 78th Batt Still Serving
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 19 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur G. and Alice M.M. SANDERS; Wife: Florence SANDERS
Discharge date28 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to AUstralia on board HT 'Orca', 19 February 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 29 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 28 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death20 August 1935
Age at death37
Place of burialNorth Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SANDERS Cyril Basil

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