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Ernest Alfred Saunders (1895 - 1916)

Ernest Alfred Saunders
Born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 21 in Francemap
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Biography

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Private Ernest Saunders was Killed in Action during World War I.
Ernest Saunders was born in 1895 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England[1]. His parents were Joseph Saunders and Emma Venables[2][3].
Private Ernest Saunders served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Bedfordshire Regiment
Service ended: 13 November 1916

He was killed in action on November 13, 1916 in France[4][5][6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F3Z-SQC : 1 October 2014), Ernest Alfred Saunders, 1895; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Edmonton, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96B-FPH : 8 April 2016), Ernest A Saunders in household of Joseph Saunders, Cheshunt (Herts), Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Cheshunt subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWHS-S8N : 2 August 2017), Ernest Alfred Saunders in household of Joseph Saunders, Cheshunt, , Middlesex, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56382597/ernest-saunders: accessed 23 January 2023), memorial page for Private Ernest Saunders (1896–13 Nov 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #56382597, citing Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by polkadot (contributor 48646929).
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" E SAUNDERS, ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL IV. C. 11. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2854132/e-saunders/
  6. ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: Ernest Saunders Birth Place: Flamstead, Herts Residence: Cheshunt Death Date: 13 Nov 1916 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Cheshunt, Herts Rank: Private : Bedfordshire Regiment Battalion: 4th Battalion Regimental Number: 25348 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #67425




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Categories: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War I | Bedfordshire Regiment, British Army, World War I