Eric SANDERSON

Regimental number31437
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Thomas Sanderson, Mangakura
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 14 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialWhite House Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 18), St Jean-Les-Ypres, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Maria Sanderson, Tauhoa, Kaipara
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 18

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