Edward Heat SAUNDERS

Regimental number10/88
Date of birth4 June 1873
Place of birthTurnbridge, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressFeatherston
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 5.5"
Weight117 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs I Saunders, Third New Zealand General Hospital, Codford, England
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationLieutenant-Colonel
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant Colonel
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 November 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Previously served with the Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, see separate record for 10/88 Edward Heat SAUNDERS.

Embarked Wellington, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 31 July 1918.

Marched into 4th NZ (Reserve) Brigade, 26 August 1918.

Proceeded to Brockenhurst, 31 August 1918.

Commenced return from Plymouth to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Aryshire', 6 November 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 23 December 1918; appointed terminated (discharged), 28 January 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 170 days (of which 3 years 355 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 October 1948, Auckland
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 3
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24201574
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20809705

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