Major Alexander Sanderson

Ranks Held Captain, Major
Birth Date 1881-12-03
Birth Place New Zealand
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
  • 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
  • 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
  • 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
Place New Zealand
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1916-09-26
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31
Published in London Gazette in 1917-09-17
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-12-14
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-01-24

Collection items

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    Group portrait of some of the officers (without hats) of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, outside a Nissen hut in ...

    Near Lens, France. 30 January 1918. A heavy trench mortar emplacement, constructed by the No. 2 ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company officers at the company's ...

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    2nd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    01 January 1919 on page 21 at position 35
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 888 at position 25

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    No 3 Mining Company Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    26 September 1916 on page 9436 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    14 December 1916 on page 3387 at position 26

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    17 September 1917 on page 9561 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 January 1918 on page 82 at position 2

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    31 December 1918 on page 15226 at position 98
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 881 at position 91

Timeline

Date of birth 03 December 1881
date of birth 03 December 1881
Date of enlistment 11 December 1915
Date of embarkation 20 February 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 28 September 1918
Date returned to Australia 20 December 1919

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