Sergeant Robert William Saunders

Service number 2893
Ranks Held Saddler Sergeant, Sergeant
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Ballarat
Death Date 1918-10-09
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, 5th Australian General Hospital
Final Rank Sergeant
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 1st Australian Field Artillery Battery
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-06-03

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
    London Gazette
    18 January 1919 on page 1022 at position 105
    Commonwealth Gazette
    03 June 1919 on page 941 at position 58
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    1st Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Saddler Sergeant

Timeline

Date of enlistment 24 August 1914
Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date returned to Australia 21 July 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 September 1918
Date of death 09 October 1918
Date of death 09 October 1918