Saunders brothers, Lydney Tinplaters, WW1 Soldiers ? (General)

by shepway , Monday, January 29, 2018, 15:21 (2278 days ago) @ Jefff

Three members of the family signed up:
Albert Henry Saunders
Charles Ivor Willis Saunders
Arthur Saunders.

Albert Henry Saunders survived the war but sadly Charles and Arthur did not.
This is from Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:

Gunner
SAUNDERS, CHARLES IVOR WILLIS
Service Number 42204
Died 06/09/1917
Aged 29
1st Bde.
Canadian Field Artillery
Son of John Saunders and Sarah Thorne of 14 Albert St, Lydney, England.
Buried at LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
Location: Pas de Calais, France

Serjeant
SAUNDERS, ARTHUR
Service Number 13072
Died 01/11/1916
Aged 25
8th Bn.
Gloucestershire Regiment
M M
Son of Mrs. S. Thorne, of 31, Mount Pleasant, Tutnalls, Lydney, Glos.

You will see that Arthur was awarded the Military Medal.
More details on the following webpages:
http://www.deanweb.info/war.html
http://www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk/documents/Battle_of_the_Somme.pdf

Mike