SAUNDERS, Walter Henry
(Service number 38984)
| First Rank | Lance Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23/08/1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme Junction | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Edwin SAUNDERS (father), Studholme Junction | ||
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 | 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1976 | Age | 80 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Masterton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter Henry Saunders, born on 23 August 1896 at Waimate, was the eldest son of Edwin Lewis and Mary Ann (née Maberley) Saunders.He married anetta Overi Hornblow on 6 September 1922.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 February 2018]; NX BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 February 2018]; Masterton Cemetery headstone transcription (NZSG cemetery records) [01 February 2018]
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