The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Grave of 1775 Private (Pte) James Saunders, 28th Battalion from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia who claimed to be 45 years old when he enlisted on 17 May 1915. He embarked for overseas service with the 2nd Reinforcements from Fremantle, Western Australia aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23 July 1915. After disembarking in Egypt, he joined his battalion at Gallipoli on 12 October 1915. He was wounded in action on 1 November 1915 and evacuated to Egypt for medical treatment. After returning to duty on 10 December he served in Egypt until he died of pneumonia at the No 2 Australian General Hospital Gezira, Cairo on 18 February 1916. Pte Saunders is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt. His next of kin, his sister claimed that he was 50 years old when he died. [See images H06661 and H06582.]
Grave of 1775 Private (Pte) James Saunders, 28th Battalion from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia who claimed to be 45 years old when he enlisted on 17 May 1915. He embarked for overseas service with the
Studio portrait of 1775 Private (Pte) James Saunders, 28th Battalion from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He claimed to be 45 years old prior to enlisting on 17 May 1915 and he embarked for overseas se
Studio portrait of 1775 Private (Pte) James Saunders, 28th Battalion from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He claimed to be 45 years old prior to enlisting on 17 May 1915 and he embarked for overseas se
The Anzac section of the cemetery in Old Cairo. Front row, left to right, are the graves of 390 Sergeant Norman Lambert Fox, 9th Battalion of Rockhampton, Queensland, killed by a bomb explosion on 18
Studio portrait of 3561 Private (Pte) Ernest Albert Miller, 21st Battalion, from Bald Rock via Pyramid, Victoria. A 20 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 27 July 1915, he embarked for overseas serv
Studio portrait of 4262 Private (Pte) Harry Frencham Moad, 8th Battalion from Glenferrie, Victoria. He was a 32 year old process engraver with 12 years membership of the Hawthorn Rifle Club prior to e
