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Hubert W. Saunders

Ancestry site, Military records
DVR Herbert Saunders, Service No 830144, Territorial Force Royal Horse Artillery and Royal
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Field Artillery, born and enlisted in Redditch, killed in action, 20 September 1917, France &
Flanders. He seems to have joined the Territorial force in 1912 as Hubert Saunders, aged 18
years 9 months and was living in Ipsley Street, Redditch. He was awarded the British War
Medal and Victory Medal.)
Forces War Records, Driver Herbert Saunders, “A” Battery, 242 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Remembered on St Luke’s war memorial, Headless Cross, Reddtch.

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 27 October
1917
Hunt End Soldier Killed –Mrs Saunders, of Hunt End, has received official information that her
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son, Driver Hubert Saunders, was killed in action on September 20 . Driver Saunders
enlisted two years ago and had seen much fighting. An officer, writing to his mother, said he
was a fearless soldier, always ready in time of need. A truer friend no man ever had.
Acknowledgements: www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk - Martin Stephens who digitised the Bromsgrove, Droitwich
and Redditch Messenger

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Evening Despatch – Saturday 27 October 1917
Driver Hubert Saunders (R.F.A.), of Hunt end, near Redditch;
Acknowledgements British Library image www.britishnewspaperarchives.co.uk

He is remembered at:-http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/438763/SAUNDERS,%20H
It states that he is buried at La Clytte Military Cemetery, Grave: III.A.20, Belgium.

La Clytte Military Cemetery – source: -
http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/laclyttemilitarycemetery.htm

He was possibly in the Battle of Passchendaele.

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