Basic Details
Surname
Saunders
Forenames
Leonard William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 31.07.2023 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2487333/leonard-william-saunders/
ELECTRICAL ARTIFICER 3RD CLASS LEONARD WILLIAM SAUNDERS
Service Number: D/MX 49229
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hermes
Date of Death 09 April 1942
Age 25 years old
Commemorated at PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 71, Column 2.
Son of William George and Elizabeth Cecilia Saunders, of Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Navy
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
HMS Hermes
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Electrical Artificer 3rd Class
Death and Burial details
Cemetery
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 71, Column 2.
Year of death
1942
Month of death
April
Day of death
9
Age at death
25
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action