Private William Everett Saunders
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Saunders,
William Everett
Date of birth: 1889-10-08
Place of birth: Lennoxville Quebec Canada
Next of kin: J. Saunders; father; Lennoxville, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-30
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, I. E. 6.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 100379
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Listed as wounded on 15th September 1916 during the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.
Commemoration location: Lennoxville, Quebec
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 79386
LAC ID:
214565
Service file: B8663-S023
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Saunders, of Lennoxville, Quebec; husband of Mrs. W. E. Saunders, of 9938 - 113th Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
This man is buried in Abbeville which is on the French coast. It was the site of numerous military hospitals and no doubt this man was evacuated there from the Somme when he was wounded in September 1916. He was with the 31st when he was wounded at this time.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is on the CWGC site.
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-15