BORN HULL 1898. SON OF WILLIAM HENRY SAUNDERS, OF 2 GRANVILLE AVENUE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS). SON OF A WIDOWED COOPER. ELDEST OF THREE SONS. HE WORKED AS AN IRON MOULDER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 05/06/1916, AGED 18. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 4 INCHES TALL, 34.5 INCH CHEST, 117 LBS WEIGHT. POSTED TO THE 4TH NORTHANTS REGIMENT. ARRIVED IN FRANCE, ON 27/06/1917. WOUNDED IN THE CHEST, BACK AND ARM. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 12/11/1917, AGED 19. HE IS BURIED AT NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY, BELGIUM.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL’S ST MARKS MEMORIAL.
| Name | Harry Saunders |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1898 |
| Death Date | 12 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Nine Elms British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northamptonshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 40739 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
40739
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/11/1917
Place died:
Nine Elms British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
19
2 GRANVILLE AVENUE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
