Regimental number | 1339 |
Place of birth | Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 'Redcar', Middlehead Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, F Saunders, 'Redcar', Middlehead Road, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Reserves, NSW. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His grandfather was Inspector of Mounted Police, South Aust and had over 50 years service with that work. His uncle CApt Saunders served throughout the Boer War. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Frederick Edward |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Laura SAUNDERS, 7 Milnet Street, Mosman, New South Wales. Native of Hastings, New Zealand |
Family/military connections | His cousin Lance Corp Arthur Smedley killed at Gallipoli. |