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Lieutenant Colonel FREDERICK JOHN SAUNDERS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Marine Light Infantry

Cdg. Anson Bn. R.N. Div.

Date of Death

Died 12 November 1916

Age 40 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL

II. E. 9.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order
  • Additional Info Son of William and Elizabeth Saunders, of Sydenham, London; husband of Muriel Saunders (nee Tod).
  • Personal Inscription DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI
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Buried or commemorated at

HAMEL MILITARY CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 494
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