Name
Alfred Sa(u)nders
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/10/1918
39
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
412878
Canadian Infantry
20th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY
B. 29.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
Alfred was born in Holloway, London. His mother was Mrs Elizabeth Castle (poss Cistle) who lived at 16, Anderson's Row, Florence Street, Hitchin. He was unmarried.
He had been a railway worker before emigrating to Canada. He lived in Toronto and had been in Canada for thirteen years. He joined the army in 1915, enlisting on 18th February and came over with the Canadians to France in the summer of 1915. His enlistment papers confirm that he was 34 years old, 5’ 4” tall, of dark complexion with grey eyes and black hair.
Wartime Service
His Service Number was 412878 and he served in the 20th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry. He was wounded in 1916, but returned to the front.
At the time of his death the Canadians were in the advance to the River Selle, north east of Cambrai near Le Cateau. At 11.00am the Canadian Corps was hit by determined German counter-attacks near Avesnes Le Sec using five British tanks that they had captured.
He was buried in Row B, Grave 29 in Niagara Cemetery, lwuy in France.
Acknowledgments
David C Baines, Jonty Wild
