In Memory Of
SAUNDERS, ERNEST VALDRENT
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
1265
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Regiment:
1st King Edward's Horse
Date of Death:
1918-04-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in defence of the area of Huit Maisons and Vieille Chapelle on 9-11 April 1918, facing the German onslaught in the opening phase of the Battle of the Lys.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XVII. B. 35.
Cemetery:
CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Localitly:
Pas de Calais
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
Citations:
LG Sup 15 April 1918 pg. 4540
ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
