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George Blane SANDERS

Regimental number1733
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
Address458 Jones Street, Ultimo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Henrietta Sanders, 458 Jones Street, Ultimo, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBathurst, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth SANDERS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'A14', 21 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 September 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 12 February 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 August 1929
Age at death38
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SANDERS George Blane

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