Name
Arthur Frank Saunders
1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
24/08/1914
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
7344
15th (The King's) Hussars
"A" Sqdn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 (Mons) Star (with Clasp & Roses), British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Radlett Town Memorial, Christchurch Memorial, Radlett
Pre War
Arthur Frank Saunders was born in 1892 in Radlett, Herts, the son of Frederick and Caroline Saunders, and baptised in Radlett on 17 April 1892.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at Cobden Hill, Radlett where his father was working as a Gardener.
Wartime Service
He would have already been a regular solder at the the outbreak of war and served in France from 16 August 1914 with 'A' Squadron, 15th Hussars.
He died on 24 August 1914 during the Battle of Mons. His body was not recovered for burial or not identified and his name is commemorated on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
Additional Information
His father received a war gratuity of £5 and pay owing of £11 15s 1d. His mother received a pension of 5s a week from 6 November 1918.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
