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Augustus George SAUNDERS

Regimental number1252
Place of birthBarraba, New South Wales
SchoolTingha Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressTingha, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, S Saunders, Tingha, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 November 1916
Age at death30.9
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 42), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sidney and Louisa SAUNDERS, Tingha, New South Wales. Native of Barraba, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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