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Arthur Edwin Warwick SAUNDERS

Regimental number2151
Place of birthBarraba, New South Wales
SchoolBarraba Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMyall Downs, Delungra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Robert Henry Saunders, Myall Downs, Delungra, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 16 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Arthur Edwin
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialReninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 15), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Catherine SAUNDERS, Myall Downs, Delungra, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin Lieut H Spencer MM killed in action 1st Oct 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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