Charles Francis Saunders (1897 - 1917)

Born 1897 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1917 at about age 20 in Belgium

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Biography

Charles Francis Saunders was born in 1897 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, the son of Mary Jane Saunders and William Saunders.^[1]

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, serving with the 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, and was killed in action on 20 Sep 1917 in Belgium. With no known grave, he is commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 14103 / 1897. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Chas Fran SAUNDERS); (Place: RMOND); (Mother: Mary Jane PARR); (Father: Wm)

• National Archives of Australia, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920. SAUNDERS Charles Francis : Service Number 6340 NAA: B2455, SAUNDERS CHARLES FRANCIS
• Roll of Honour. (Australian War Memorial, http://www.awm.gov.au : accessed 2 May 2023) Charles Francis Saunders Service number 6340, Rank: Private, Unit: 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, Date of death: 20 Sep 1917, Place of death: Belgium, Age at death: 20, Memorial: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
• Private Charles Francis Saunders (Commonwealth War Graves Commission, https://www.cwgc.org : accessed 2 May 2023) Service number 6340, Unit: Australian Infantry A.I.F. 8th Bn., Date of death: 20 Sep 1917, Age: 20, Buried or commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Addenda Panel 58, Belgium Note: Son of William and Mary Jane Saunders. Born at Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
• Charles Francis Saunders as part of the Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree Project