SAUNDERS, Edwin Henry
(Service number 12541)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 27/05/1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Dalgety & Co, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Stock agent | ||
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| Next of Kin | Henry SAUNDERS (father), Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 November 1957 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edwin Henry Saunders was the son of Henry Saunders of Waimate. He was likely the son of Henry and Catherine Jane née Wilson. Edwin returned to New Zealand in April 1919 per the troopship "Kaikoura". He married Flora Mary Campbell in 1925. Perhaps he was a cousin of Walter Henry Saunders, of Waimate, who also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 April 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [11 April 2019]; Oamaru Mail, 2 April 1919
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