Basic Details
Surname
Saunders
Forenames
Samuel
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 08.05.2024 from https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/453019/samuel-saunders/
RIFLEMAN SAMUEL SAUNDERS
Service Number: 375369
London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Bn.
Date of Death 09 September 1917 Age 30 years old
Buried NEW IRISH FARM CEMETERY XXIII. D. 12. Belgium
Husband of Ethel Rose Lydia Saunders, of 512, Mersham Rd., Thornton Heath, Surrey
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Munitions
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
PRIVATE
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
September
Day of death
9
Age at death
30
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial