Name
Richard Ingersoll Sanders
21 April 1891
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/04/1915
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
26001
Canadian Infantry
14th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Shenley memorials, Wellington College Memorial, Crowthorne, Berks
Pre War
Richard Ingersoll Sanders (known as Jack) was born in Shenley, Hertfordshire on 21 April 1891, the second son of James Harris Sanders and his wife Marie Louise (née Ingersoll Day) and was baptised on 24 July 1891 at Shenley. He was one of nine children, although his brother Robert died aged 12 from TB and meningitis.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at 'Ridgemead', Egham, Surrey with nine servants, although his mother was not listed with them. At the time of the 1911 Census the family had moved to Chelsea, London and were living at 'Parkholme', Elm Park Gardens. His father's occupation was given as Merchant.
He was educated at Temple Grove School (preparatory school), East Sheen, London, followed by Wellington College, Berkshire from 1905 to 1909.
Upon leaving school he went to Germany for a year and when he returned to England he started in business with Messrs. Jardine, Mathesons, Merchants in London.
In December 1911 he sailed to Canada, arriving at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 20 December. and worked at the Bank of Montreal and the British Trade Commissioner's Office, ending up at the firm of A. K. Drury.
Wartime Service
Richard volunteered for Imperial Service on the outbreak of war and attested on 21 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, Canada. He served with 'D' Coy, 14th Battalion (Victoria Rifles), Canadian Infantry, Royal Montreal Regiment, and came over with the first contingent which sailed on 3 October 1914.
He went to France on 10 February 1915 and was reported "wounded and missing" in fighting near St Julien, during the Second Battle of Ypres. It was later assumed that he was killed in action on 24 April 1915. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Additional Information
His father was listed as next of kin and was then living at 6 Walsingham Mansion, London.
His sister Grace Sanders of 406 Fulham Road, London SW6 received a regular $15 a month of his pay and was to receive his medals and decorations and his mother (at the same address) the plaques, scrolls and memorial cross.
His sister Grace served with Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps and received a British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Acknowledgments
Derry Warners, Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, www.bac-lac.gc.ca
