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Charles Fredk SAUNDERS

Regimental number2990
Place of birthPurcell Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolErrol Street State School, North Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCollier Crescent, West Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Harry Saunders, Collier Crescent, West Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Scottish Regiment for 3 years.
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Fredk spelt Fredrick
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth SAUNDERS, "Mayville", May Street, Preston, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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