Richard Clarence Saunders

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of George and Mary Caroline Saunders, of Belverdere St., Carterton, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Richard Saunders' service record gives his date of birth as 17 March 1895. Births, Deaths & Marriages Online gives his date of birth as 16 March 1895. The latter is the date used here. At the time of his death ichard Saunders was serving with the 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion.

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number:

54398

Name:

Richard Clarence Saunders

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

16 March 1895

Place of Birth:

Manawatu-Wanganui, Palmerston North,

Next of Kin:

G. Saunders (father), Belvedere Street, Carterton, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Cheesemaker

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

07 July 1918

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 July 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 88

Vessel:

Athenic

Destination:

Liverpool, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille

Cemetery Reference:

I. E. 16.

Cemetery Location:

France