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James Leslie SAUNDERS

Regimental number182
Place of birthRoma, Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Grammar, Queensland
Other trainingNewington College and Sydney University
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Addressc/o W Saunders, Queen Street, Chillagoe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, William Saunders, Chillagoe, Queensland
Enlistment date20 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of disease 1 February 1916
Place of death or woundingTel-el-Kebir, Military Cemetery, Egypt
Age at death26
Family/military connectionsCousin: 294 Norman Harry SAUNDERS, 31st Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1916.

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