Name
Francis John (Jack) Saunders
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/04/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
47763
Welsh Regiment
15th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
II. B. 15
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial, Holy Saviour Church War Memorial, Radcliffe Rd., Hitchin, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin St Faith’s Church Memorial, Walsworth
Pre War
He was the son of Mr F. Saunders of the ‘Sailor Boy’ public house in Walsworth, born in Stotfold, resided in Walsworth and was employed by Mr H. Young, a butcher of Lilley.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Luton into the Royal Engineers in May 1915, but in December 1916 he was transferred to the Welch Regiment after his arrival in France and given the Regimental Number 47763. He was posted to the 15th Battalion of the Regiment and died of wounds in Belgium. The Battalion was part of the 114th Brigade of the 38th Division.
His death followed an attack of measles. He had only been out of hospital four days before being seriously wounded while in the trenches on the 31st March 1917.
He was buried in Plot 2, Row B, Grave 15 in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Proven in Belgium.
Acknowledgments
Cilla Dyson Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
