Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Saunders, Alfred Frederick

Born 1895 Campbell Town Tasmania the son of Thomas and Eliza Saunders (nee Smith) a labourer he embarked Melbourne 6^th December 1917 on board “HMAT Orsova” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion

He was killed in action 13^th October 1917 (previously reported missing) in Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

On June 17^th the Reverend J C Compton had the painful duty of conveying the sad news to Mr Thomas Saunders that his son Private Alfred Frederick Saunders who had previously been reported missing was now reported as killed in action on October 13^th 1917 while fighting in France. This is the second of Mr Saunders’ sons who has made the supreme sacrifice and there are two other sons in the firing line. Private Saunders who belonged to the 40^th Battalion was 22 years of age.

The Weekly Courier 27^th June 1918

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