Captain William Lauchlan Sanderson

Service number	219, W9622
Ranks Held	Captain, Sergeant
Birth Date	25/10/1890
Birth Place	New Zealand: South Island, Otago, Oamaru
Final Rank	Captain
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade 4th Australian Divisional Artillery
Place	Oamaru
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Career summary 8		course Also attended #26 Coursse for Commanding Officers and 2iCs at Duntroon NDG
Career summary 9		* NO ACTIVE SERVICE *
Date of birth	25/10/1890
Date commissioned	15/08/1915
Date of embarkation	08/02/1915
WW1 Service 1	15/08/1915	2lieutenant 1stDivisionArtillery
WW1 Service 2	01/08/1916	lieutenant
Date of recommendation honour or award	24/09/1918
WW1 Service 3	10/01/1918	captain
Date of recommendation honour or award	10/01/1919
Interwar Service 1	01/01/1920	captain Reserve of Officers
WW1 Service 4	13/03/1920	demobilised
Interwar Service 2	01/06/1924	103 (How) Bty, Australian Field Artillery
Interwar Service 3	01/07/1925	officer commanding
Interwar Service 4	22/12/1928	Reserve of Officers
Interwar Service 5	01/06/1929	seconded staff officer 3 INT General Staff 5MD
Interwar Service 6	23/03/1931	Reserve of Officers
Career summary 1	15/08/1940	captain, temporary major administering commanding officer 16th battalion
Appointment	1940-08-15 - 1942-12-01	Battalion: 16th; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: Reserve of Officers ; Reason for end of appointment: age
Career summary 3	01/10/1941	full time duty
Career summary 2	28/02/1941	temporary lieutenant colonel
Career summary 4	1941-11-17 - 1941-12-26	course Commanding Officers School
Career summary 7	28/12/1942	lieutenant colonel Reserve of Officers
Career summary 6	01/12/1942	relinquished command 16th battalion
Career summary 5	1942-03-28 - 1942-06-06	course Special Tactical Cse School of Artillery (Puckapun