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George Edward SANDERSON

Regimental number817
Place of birthLeith, Scotland
SchoolRoyal High School, Edinburgh, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, M Sanderson, Viewforth House, Prospect Bank Road, Leith, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in the City of Edinburgh Artillery Volunteers.
Enlistment date9 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo Known Grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark SANDERSON and Annie AINSLIE, 2 Hermitage Place, Leith, Scotland

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