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John William SANDERSON

Regimental number1784
Place of birthDunolly, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGalvanizer
AddressNolan Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Linney, Nolan Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date19 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 April 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery Row F, Grave No. 33), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Martha LINNEY (formerly SANDERSON), 7 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria and the late John SANDERSON. Native of Dunolly, Victoria

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