Regimental number | 4901 |
Place of birth | Goodooga, New South Wales |
Other Names | William Hilton |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Wongarbon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E J Saunders, Wongarbon, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Stuart Town, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 March 1916; disembarked Egypt, 11 April 1916. Transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 16 April 1916. Appinted Driver, 18 May 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. [Page appears to be missing from Form B103.] Found guilty, 17 August 1917, of when on Active Service, drunkenness in Calais, 7 August 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 15 October 1917 gun shot wound, right foot), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 35th General Hospital, 16 October 1917; to England, 19 October 1917, and admitted to East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital, 20 October 1917; discharged on furlough, 20 November 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 4 December 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, 20 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 January 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 15 January 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 2 September 1918 (injury, hand); transferred to 41st Stationary Hospital, 5 September 1918 (abscess, forearm); to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 6 September 1918; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 12 September 1918; to 11th Convalesecent Depot, Buchy, 20 September 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 20 September 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 28 September 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 26 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 21 November 1918. Found guilty, 18 November 1918, of being absent without leave in London, 6 am, 12 November, to 10.10 pm, 16 November 1918: awarded forfeiture of 5 days' pay; total forfeiture: 10 days' pay. Marched out for return to Australia, 21 March 1919; marched out to England, 31 March 1919; disembarked Weymouth, 1 April 1919, and marched in to No 4 Command Depot. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 12 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 27 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Hinton. Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Wongarba. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SAUNDERS William Hilton
UNSW Canberra Academy Library Manuscript Collection: Guide to the Papers of William Hilton Saunders Digitised Diary: February 1916 to 2 Jan 1917 Digitised Diary: 1 January 1917 to 24 October 1917 Digitised Diary: 1 January 1918 to 31 December 1918 Digitised Diary: 18 February 1919 to 8 July 1919 October 1917 Digitised Diary: 1916-1919 address book with poetry |