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James SAUNDERS

Regimental number6152
Place of birthSt Arnaud, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth GPO, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jean Wallace, Northam, Western Australia
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jeannie SAUNDERS. Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5193 Pte Clarence SAUNDERS, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 April 1941
Age at death45
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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