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SAUNDERS, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 9077 |
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Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Enlisted Tungamah Victoria, re-examined Melbourne 17 August 1915. Allocated to 2nd Division Ammunition Column as Shoeing Smith at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Shoeing-Smith |
Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Tungamah, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
Schooling: | Coreen Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Natural Causes , Spotswood, Victoria, Australia, 16 March 1947 |
Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England Section |
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World War 1 Service
14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted Tungamah Victoria, re-examined Melbourne 17 August 1915. Allocated to 2nd Division Ammunition Column as Shoeing Smith at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16 October 1915 | |
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16 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Base Pay and Allowances as Shoeing Smith with in the AIF | |
16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9077, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Taken on Strength of Unit in the field Egypt | |
2 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 9077, 106th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery , Battle for Pozières , Taken on Strength of Unit in the Field France for duty | |
11 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Taken on Strength of 2nd DAC from 6th FAB to trade Blacksmith | |
28 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred to 6th FAB Ammunition Column for duty Shoeing Smith | |
11 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, Evacuated to England Influenza severe | |
31 Jul 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Myocarditis for change | |
1 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 9077, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged 3MD medically unfit Myocarditis |
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