Saunders family members who served in World War 1

Saunders family members who served in the Great War

One member of the family lost his life while serving in the armed forces and a further eight saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

• Stanley Roland Saunders (1883-1914) son of John and Mary, husband of Ethel May Baxter, L-Sgt, RMLI, HMS Good Hope, killed in action when ship destroyed in Battle of Coronel

• Alfred William Henry Saunders (1879- ) (St H) son of Alfred Henry and Rosa Fiford, Bombardier RGA
• Auguste Louis Philippe Saunders (1880- ) (St C) son of August and Desiree, ex-Militia, RJGB

Sons of Henry George and Pauline Marie Le Clair

• Percival Le Clair Saunders (1889- ) (St H), Private, Dorset Regiment
• Henry Philip Saunders (1885- ) (St H), Driver, RFA

• Hugh Abercrombie Childers Saunders (1880- ) (St H) son of Hugh Walbanke Childers and Rose Chivas Abercrombie, 2nd Lieut, India
• Robert Baden Powell Saunders (1900- ) (St H) son of Alfred Henry and Rosa Fifor, Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• William Ernest Saunders (1900- ) (St H) ex-Militia, Private, Hampshire Regiment, no local records found
• George Saunders probably (1887- ) (St H) son of Alfred and Rose, ex-Militia, Private, Royal Marines